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AAKROSH (1980)

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Film details

Featuring

Naseeruddin Shah Smita Patil Amrish Puri
Country

India
Year

1980
Genre

Legal and Courtroom drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

CRY OF THE WOUNDED Alternative

Synopsis

Drama centred around a young lawyer who defends a man accused of murdering his wife. This is his first case, and the man remains mute refusing to reveal the truth out of fear. He is a tribal whose wife has been raped and murdered by the so called 'respectable citizens' of a small town. The lawyer has to piece together the true facts surrounding the crime.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Bhaskar Kulkarni
    
    Naseeruddin Shah
  - Nagi
    
    Smita Patil
  - Dussane
    
    Amrish Puri
  - Lahanya Bhiku
    
    Om Puri
  - Dr. Patil
    
    Arvind Deshpande
  - Town Council President
    
    Mohan Agashe
  - Forest contractor
    
    Achyut Potdar
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Govind Nihalani
  - Production Company
    
    Krsna Movies Enterprises
  - Production Company
    
    National Film Development Corporation
  - Producer
    
    Devi Dutt
  - Producer
    
    Narayan Kenny
  - Screenplay
    
    Vijay Tendulkar
  - Story by
    
    Vijay Tendulkar
  - Photography
    
    Govind Nihalani
  - Editor
    
    Keshav Naidu
  - Music
    
    Ajit Verman

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