Dharti Ke Lal
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.
Writer: Bijon Bhattacharya
Writer: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Director: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Cast
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
