"A Short life"
An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.
Social & External
The people behind it
Kamal Haasan
Rakesh Kumar Shastri
Anita Raj
Kusum
Nilu Phule
Jaggu - Kusum's father
Mazhar Khan
Pratap
Shreeram Lagoo
Mr. Shastri - Rakesh's father
Karan Razdan
Amit
Sulochana Latkar
Mrs. Shastri - Rakesh's mother
Arun Bakshi
Arun
Arjun Chakraborty
Tilak
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