The Role
movie

Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.
Released November 11, 1977
Overview
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.
Cast

Smita Patil
as
Usha

Anant Nag
as
Rajan

Naseeruddin Shah
as
Sunil Verma

Amrish Puri
as
Vinayak Kale

Amol Palekar
as
Keshav Dalvi

Sulabha Deshpande
as
Shanta

Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as
Harilal
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Baby Rukshana
as
Young Usha

B.V. Karanth
as
Usha's Father

Dina Pathak
as
Mrs. Kale

Mohan Agashe
as
Siddharth
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Kusum Deshpande
as
Shanta's mother
Crew
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Bhanudas Divakar
as
Editor

Vanraj Bhatia
as
Music

Govind Nihalani
as
Cinematography

Satyadev Dubey
as
Dialogue

Shama Zaidi
as
Art Direction
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Lilabai Deshpande
as
Hairstylist
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Ishwarlal G. Sharma
as
Production Manager
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Manohar B. Ghanekar
as
Assistant Director
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Jagdish Mohite
as
Assistant Editor
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Swadesh Pal
as
Assistant Director
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Hitendra Ghosh
as
Sound
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Dayal Nihalani
as
Assistant Director