Overview
Acclaimed director Bimal Roy’s debut feature about a struggling writer established him as an important Bollywood voice through its realistic portrayal of the simmering class conflicts in pre-independence India. Anup (Radhamohan Bhattacharya) loses his job writing speeches for a wealthy industrialist and decides to focus on finishing his novel. But when his former boss steals Anup’s unpublished book, he throws himself into socialist politics.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
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 | 36 | January 13, 1983 (74) | |
| 15 | 96 | |
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 | - | July 28, 1978 (null) | |
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