Light
1965, Hindi. Directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Ramesh is a poorly paid employee in the city Power House. His only child has high temperature, but he mistakes it for common fever. At the Power House, employees including Ramesh demand a pay rise. When the management turns down this demand, they plot to turn off the main switch of the Power House for a few minutes in order to teach a lesson to authorities. Ramesh is entrusted with this job. In the meantime, the doctor takes the decision to immediately operate on Ramesh's child. Ramesh is not aware of this. In the Power House, Ramesh turns off the main switch. The lights go off in the operation theatre too...
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- 0h 12m
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- Hindi
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- 27 May 1965
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- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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Light runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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Light isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 May 1965. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Light?
Light (1965) was directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and stars Mani Kaul, Subhash Ghai, Sudharani Sharma.