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Chhaya

Chhaya

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1961

Runtime

2h 35m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

छाया

Production Companies

AVM Productions

Director

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Description

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.