Chhaya (1961)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1961 (IN)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 2h 35m

Overview

After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.

Sachin Bhowmick

Screenplay

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Director

D.N. Mukherjee

Story

Cast

Sunil Dutt's headshot

Sunil Dutt

Arun/Rahee
Asha Parekh's headshot

Asha Parekh

Sarita
Nirupa Roy's headshot

Nirupa Roy

Manorama
Achala Sachdev's headshot

Achala Sachdev

Arun's Older Sister
Lalita Pawar's headshot

Lalita Pawar

Rukmani (Seth Jagatnarayan's sister)
Nazir Hussain's headshot

Nazir Hussain

Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary
Asit Sen's headshot

Asit Sen

Mohan Choti's headshot

Mohan Choti

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