The Role
Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.
136 mins
A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.
Baby Rukshana
Young Usha
Kusum Deshpande
Shanta's mother
Baby Bitto
Young Sushma
Master Abhitab
Dinu
G.M. Durrani
Music Teacher
Sudarshan Dhir
Dance Director
Bhanudas Divakar
Editor
Lilabai Deshpande
Hairstylist
Ishwarlal G. Sharma
Production Manager
Manohar B. Ghanekar
Assistant Director
Prahlad Kakar
Assistant Director
Dayal Nihalani
Assistant Director
Swadesh Pal
Assistant Director
Hitendra Ghosh
Sound
Mohamed Husein Kalsikar
Sound Assistant
B.N. Tiwari
Sound
K. Kanti
Assistant Camera
Gyan Sahay
Assistant Camera
S.R. Sekar
Still Photographer
Jagdish Mohite
Assistant Editor
Ramnik Patel
Assistant Editor
Hansa Wadkar
Novel
Hansa Wadkar
Original Film Writer
Sudarshan Dheer
Choreographer
Ravi Uppoor
Production Assistant
N. J. Kenny
Production Assistant
Deepak Prashar
Location Assistant
Santosh Sah
Location Assistant
Nira Benegal
Continuity
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Lyricist
Vasant Dev
Lyricist
Preeti Sagar
Playback Singer
Bhupendra Singh
Playback Singer
Chandru Atma
Playback Singer
Kumari Meena
Playback Singer
Firoz Dasturi
Playback Singer
Uttara Kelkar
Playback Singer
Saraswati Rane
Playback Singer
Mangesh Desai
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kamat Ghanekar
Technical Advisor
Devi Dutt
Production Controller
Fali M. Variava
Finance
Lalit M. Bijlani
Producer
Freni M. Variava
Producer
Vishwanath Govekar
Makeup Artist