CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1993
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THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1993 2h 8m IND

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Drama
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

In a small village in Rajasthan, India, a woman named Shanichari was born - so named, as shortly after her birth her father died; & her mother, Peewli, ran away with a rich lover, the owner of a drama company, abandoning her. When Shanichari grew up she was married to a male named Ganju who lived with his ailing mother. Shanichari gave birth to a boy and named him Budhwa. The local Landlord, Ram Avtar's son, Lakhsman Singh, would like Shanichari to live with him as his mistress, but she must first abandon her husband and son, which she is unable to do. Her ailing mother-in-law passes away - Shanicharni is unable to weep; Years later, Ganju gets killed after consuming holy water from a temple - Shanichari is unable to weep; When Budhwa get's married to a local prostitute, Mungri, who becomes pregnant, and then subsequently aborts the child - Shanichari is unable to weep; When Budhwa runs away from home, never to be seen again - Shanichari is unable to weep. Then a woman named Bhikni ...

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Rakhee Gulzar

Bhikni

Dimple Kapadia

Shanichari

Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar

Thakur Lakshman Singh

Raghuvir Yadav

Budhwa

Sushmita Mukherjee

Mungri (Budhwa's Wife)

Manohar Singh

Pandit Mohan Lal

Rajesh Kumar Singh

(as Rajesh Singh)

Mita Vasisht

Mistress of rich man