The Role 1977
The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After being forced into show business by her family, she spends her time between studios and disastrous love affairs, and feels more and more dissatisfied.
- Released: 1977-11-11
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Stars: Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amol Palekar, B.V. Karanth, Mohan Agashe, Sunila Pradhan, Kiran Vairale, Om Puri, Sudarshan Dhir, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri, Sulabha Deshpande, Dina Pathak, Rekha Sabnis, Benjamin Gilani, Santosh Shah, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Director: Shyam Benegal