Chhaya

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Release date: January 01, 1961
Duration: 155 minutes
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Overview

After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.

Starring

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Sunil Dutt
Arun/Rahee
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Asha Parekh
Sarita
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Nirupa Roy
Manorama
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Achala Sachdev
Arun's Older Sister
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Lalita Pawar
Rukmani (Seth Jagatnarayan's sister)