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A Celebration Of Life, Death And Everything in Between - Masaan
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Title: Masaan

Release Date: 24 Jul 2015

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Drama

Director: Sikhya Entertainment, Drishyam Films, Phantom Films, Macassar Productions, ARTE France Cinéma

Production Companies: Sikhya Entertainment, Drishyam Films, Phantom Films, Macassar Productions, ARTE France Cinéma

Overview: Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.

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Average Vote: 6.997 (178 votes)

Cast

  • Devi Pathak: Richa Chadha
  • Vidyadhar Pathak: Sanjay Mishra
  • Deepak Chaudhary: Vicky Kaushal
  • Shaalu Gupta: Shweta Tripathi Sharma
  • Doctor Choudhary: Vineet Kumar
  • Sadhya Ji: Pankaj Tripathi
  • Inspector Mishra: Bhagwan Tiwari
  • Jhonta: Nikhil Sahni
  • Cameo Appearance: Niharica Raizada
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