Neera (Apte) is trapped into marrying an old widower Kakasaheb (Date). He is a progressive lawyer with a son and daughter of Neera's age. Neera refuses to consummate the union claiming that while suffering can be borne, injustice cannot. Neera faces many hurdles including her mother-in-law and a lascivious stepson Pandit (Nene).
Acting
Shanta Apte's defiant stillness speaks louder than any dialogue.
Direction
Shantaram frames oppression like horror, dignity like revolution.
Director
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned in Mumbai for 'defaming Hindu marriage customs' — the controversy made it a hit.
Shanta Apte reportedly fainted during the wedding scene from emotional exhaustion; they kept the take.
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