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
Mohamed Husein Kalsikar
Sound Assistant
Gyan Sahay
Assistant Camera
K. Kanti
Assistant Camera
B.N. Tiwari
Sound
Ramnik Patel
Assistant Editor
Hitendra Ghosh
Sound
Ishwarlal G. Sharma
Production Manager
Manohar B. Ghanekar
Assistant Director
Dayal Nihalani
Assistant Director
Swadesh Pal
Assistant Director
Lilabai Deshpande
Hairstylist
Jagdish Mohite
Assistant Editor
S.R. Sekar
Still Photographer
Prahlad Kakar
Assistant Director
Hansa Wadkar
Original Film Writer
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Lyricist
Chandru Atma
Playback Singer
Firoz Dasturi
Playback Singer
Deepak Prashar
Location Assistant
Lalit M. Bijlani
Producer
Santosh Sah
Location Assistant
Fali M. Variava
Finance
Saraswati Rane
Playback Singer
Kamat Ghanekar
Technical Advisor
Nira Benegal
Continuity
N. J. Kenny
Production Assistant
Hansa Wadkar
Novel
Sudarshan Dheer
Choreographer
Vasant Dev
Lyricist
Preeti Sagar
Playback Singer
Mangesh Desai
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ravi Uppoor
Production Assistant
Bhupendra Singh
Playback Singer
Kumari Meena
Playback Singer
Devi Dutt
Production Controller
Freni M. Variava
Producer
Uttara Kelkar
Playback Singer
Vishwanath Govekar
Makeup Artist