Charandas the Thief

04/21/1975

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1hr 41min

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Drama

STORY

The film is derived from a classic folk tale, originally narrated by Vijaydan Detha, and interpreted as folk play by Habib Tanvir. The film charts the tumultuous life of a petty thief, Charandas (Lalu Ram). Curiously he is a man of principles – an honest thief with a strong sense of integrity and professional efficiency. He makes four vows to his Guru, that he would never eat in a gold plate, never lead a procession that is in his honour, never become a king and never marry a princess, thinking all of them are far out possibilities for him. Later, his guru adds a fifth one - never to tell a lie and sets him of on his life's journey which leads him to a kingdom..

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Smita Patil
  • Lalu Ram
  • Habib Tanvir
  • Anjali Paigankar

    Director

  • Shyam Benegal

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • India

LANGUAGES

  • Hindi