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In a small Indian village, a destitute woman's barren, alcoholic husband absconds after stealing toddy. Alone to fend for herself, she ends up relying on the affections of her landlord's to-be-married son who recently returned to look after the estate.
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122 min
1974-07-20
Released
Hindi
24
6.2
Laxmi
Surya
Kishtaya
Saru
9.8
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