Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander. A film about the famine that swept through Indian villages in the final years of the war for independence. After natural disasters (floods and droughts), villagers seek refuge in the city.

Cast

Balraj Sahni

Niranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar

Sombhu Mitra

Самаддар

Zohra Sehgal