Chhaya (1961)
छाया
After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.
- Date of release
- 1961-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Casting
- Sunil Dutt — Arun/Rahee
- Asha Parekh — Sarita
- Nirupa Roy — Manorama
- Achala Sachdev — Arun's Older Sister
- Lalita Pawar — Rukmani (Seth Jagatnarayan's sister)
- Nazir Hussain — Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary
- Asit Sen
- Mohan Choti
- Ashim Kumar
- Krishan Dhawan
- Farida Dadi
Interesting facts
Chhaya is a 1961 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Nirupa Roy, Nazir Hussain in pivotal roles. Nirupa Roy won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Music was composed by Salil Chowdhury.
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