The Role

The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After being forced into show business by her family, she spends her time between studios and disastrous love affairs, and feels more and more dissatisfied.

Cast

Smita Patil

Usha

Anant Nag

Rajan

Naseeruddin Shah

Sunil Verma

Amrish Puri

Vinayak Kale

Amol Palekar

Keshav Dalvi

Sulabha Deshpande

Shanta

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Harilal

Baby Rukshana

Young Usha

B.V. Karanth

Usha's Father

Dina Pathak

Mrs. Kale