Feature film — 1946
Dharti Ke Lal (1946)
Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander. A film about the famine that swept through Indian villages in the final years of the war for independence. After natural disasters (floods and droughts), villagers seek refuge in the city.
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Director: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
On screen
Cast & crew
Balraj Sahni
Niranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar
Damayanti Sahni
Binodini, wife of Niranjan
Anwar Mirza
Ramu, the youngest son of Samaddar
Tripti Bhaduri
Radhika, wife of Ramu
Sombhu Mitra
Самаддар
Usha Dutta
Samaddar's wife
Rashid Ahmed
teacher
Hameed Butt
Zohra Sehgal
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