Nishant (1975)

Director: Shyam Benegal

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.

Cast

Shabana Azmi

Sushila

Girish Karnad

Schoolmaster

Anant Nag

Anjaiya

Amrish Puri

Eldest Zamindar

Satyadev Dubey

Priest (Pujari)

Smita Patil

Rukmini

Naseeruddin Shah

Vishwam

Mohan Agashe

Prasad

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Sadhu Meher