Chhaya
1961, Hindi. Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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- Released
- 1 January 1961
- Original title
- छाया
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Sachin Bhowmick, D.N. Mukherjee
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Chhaya runs 155 minutes (2h 35m).
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Who directed Chhaya?
Chhaya (1961) was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Nirupa Roy.