A village where wealth IS violence. This 1982 gut-punch still stings.
The story is set in a Maharashtrian village where the rich act in a barbaric manner towards the poor.
Acting
Nilu Phule's seething presence anchors every scene.
Direction
Dual directors craft unrelenting social realism.
Director
Arvind Deshpande
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during India's shifting economic tides, the film captures rural Maharashtra before the full crush of modernization.
Nilu Phule built his career playing oppressors and oppressed with equal ferocity—this role sits at the explosive intersection.
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