Top Cast
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Naseeruddin Shah
Bhaskar Kulkarni
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Om Puri
Lahanya Bhiku
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Amrish Puri
Public Prosecutor Dushane
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Smita Patil
Nagi Bhiku
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Mohan Agashe
Bhonsle, Chairman, Zilla Parishad
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Achyut Potdar
More, forest contractor
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Deepak Shirke
ruffian
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Reema Lagoo
lavni dancer
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Nana Palsikar
Bhiku's father
Overview
In the 1980s, a lawyer defends a tribal man who is under arrest for killing his own wife. As he proceeds with the case, he learns about the harsh life of scheduled tribes in India.
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