Nishant (1975)
निशांत
A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.
- Date of release
- 1975-06-06
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Shyam Benegal
Casting
- Shabana Azmi — Sushila
- Girish Karnad — Schoolmaster
- Anant Nag — Anjaiya
- Amrish Puri — Eldest Zamindar
- Satyadev Dubey — Priest (Pujari)
- Smita Patil — Rukmini
- Naseeruddin Shah — Vishwam
- Mohan Agashe — Prasad
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Sadhu Meher
- Savita Bajaj
- Master Altaf
Interesting facts
Nishant is a 1975 Hindi drama film directed by Shyam Benegal, based on an original screenplay by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar, with dialogues by Satyadev Dubey.
Production
Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah made their debut with this film.
The film was shot in Pochampalli village in Telangana, known as 'weavers' village' and popular for its hand-woven sarees. It is also known as the Silk City of Bharat because of the high-quality silk sarees that are woven here.
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