Chhaya

1961

155 min

6.0

Ends at

After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.

Budget

$0

Genre

Romance, Drama

Director

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Country

India

Cast & Crew

Sunil Dutt

Asha Parekh

Nirupa Roy

Achala Sachdev

Lalita Pawar

Nazir Hussain

Asit Sen

Mohan Choti

Ashim Kumar

Krishan Dhawan

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Chhaya

After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.

  • Sunil Dutt

  • Asha Parekh

  • Nirupa Roy

  • Achala Sachdev

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