Top Cast
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Om Puri
Jadunath
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Anil Chatterjee
Dr. Mukherjee
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Shyamanand Jalan
Factory Owner
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Sreela Majumdar
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Nihar Dasgupta
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Dipak Sarkar
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Asit Mukherjee
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Chandan Sengupta
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Manik Ray Chowdhury
Overview
In order to treat his visually impaired son, mill owner Jethia forges some documents to acquire the eyes donated by Jadunath, one of his workers who was wrongfully framed for a couple of murders and sentenced to death.
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The Golden Thread
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All Together Now
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Bastard Out of Carolina
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