

She married into wealth and lost herself — or did she find something worse?
A poor woman feels unwelcome in her husband's family
Acting
Nutan's eyes do what pages of dialogue couldn't.
Direction
Madhusudhan Rao lets silence scream.
Director
V. Madhusudhan Rao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nutan reportedly refused payment until she saw the final cut, trusting the material that much. Icon behavior.
Released during Bollywood's golden age of 'suffering woman' films, but Devi refuses the triumphant payoff audiences expected.