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Nishant

7.119752h 16mMovieDramaCrime

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.

DirectorShyam Benegal
WriterVijay Tendulkar
ProducersLalit M. Bijlani·Freni M. Variava

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Cast · Directed by Shyam Benegal

SAShabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Sushila
GKGirish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Schoolmaster
ANAnant Nag
Anant Nag
Anjaiya
APAmrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Eldest Zamindar
SDSatyadev Dubey
Satyadev Dubey
Priest (Pujari)
SPSmita Patil
Smita Patil
Rukmini
NSNaseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Vishwam
MAMohan Agashe
Mohan Agashe
Prasad
KKKulbhushan Kharbanda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
SMSadhu Meher
Sadhu Meher
SBSavita Bajaj
Savita Bajaj
MA
Master Altaf

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Nishant is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and ShemarooMe in India. It's not currently on Netflix.

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