The Crossing (1984)

Name: The Crossing
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Utpal Dutt, Om Puri, Mohan Agashe

Hindi movie · Drama · 141 min · TMDB 6.5/10

When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work.

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah (Naurangia), Shabana Azmi (Rama), Utpal Dutt (Bhola Singh), Om Puri (Ramnaresh), Mohan Agashe (Hari Singh), Anil Chatterjee (Schoolmaster).

Directed by Goutam Ghose.

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