Nishant

Name: Nishant
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Girish Karnad, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri, Satyadev Dubey

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A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Shyam BenegalWriter: Vijay TendulkarProducers: Freni M. Variava, Lalit M. Bijlani, Mohan J. Bijlani

Shabana Azmi

as Sushila

Girish Karnad

as Schoolmaster

Anant Nag

as Anjaiya

Amrish Puri

as Eldest Zamindar

Satyadev Dubey

as Priest (Pujari)

Smita Patil

as Rukmini

Naseeruddin Shah

as Vishwam

Mohan Agashe

as Prasad

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