122 minutes
Ankur: The Seedling (1974)
Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself.
Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself.
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Cast
Laxmi
Shabana Azmi
Surya
Anant Nag
Kishtaya
Sadhu Meher
Saru
Priya Tendulkar
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More about Ankur: The Seedling
Languages
Hindi
Release date
20 July 1974
Directors
Shyam Benegal
Genres
Drama
TMDB Rating
6.2
Runtime
122 mins
Ankur: The Seedling is a Drama film directed by Shyam Benegal and starring Shabana Azmi and Anant Nag. It has a runtime of 122 minutes and a medium TMDB audience rating of 6.2 from 24 votes.
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