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Sunghursh is a 1968 Indian Hindi film directed and produced by Harnam Singh Rawail. It is based on a short story Layli Asmaner Ayna in Bengali language by Jnanpith Award-winning writer Mahasweta Devi, which presents a fictionalised account of vendetta within a thuggee cult in the holy Indian town of Varanasi. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Sanjeev Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Jayant, Deven Verma, Durga Khote and Iftekhar.
Original Release
07/26/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dilip Kumar | Kundan S. Prasad / Bajrangi |
| Vyjayanthimala | Munni / Laila-E-Aasmaan |
| Balraj Sahni | Ganeshi N. Prasad |
| Sanjeev Kumar | Dwarka N. Prasad |
| Jayant | Bhawani Prasad |
| Sunder | Mama (Kundan's uncle) |
| Ulhas | Bhim |
| Deven Verma | Nisar |
| Durga Khote | Bhawani Prasad's Wife |
| Padma Khanna | Mama's wife |
Directors
Writers
Abrar Alvi, Mahasweta Devi, Gulzar, Anjana Rawail
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dilip Kumar | Kundan S. Prasad / Bajrangi |
| Vyjayanthimala | Munni / Laila-E-Aasmaan |
| Balraj Sahni | Ganeshi N. Prasad |
| Sanjeev Kumar | Dwarka N. Prasad |
| Jayant | Bhawani Prasad |
| Sunder | Mama (Kundan's uncle) |
| Ulhas | Bhim |
| Deven Verma | Nisar |
| Durga Khote | Bhawani Prasad's Wife |
| Padma Khanna | Mama's wife |
| Sulochana Latkar | Shankar's wife |
| Iftekhar | Shankar B. Prasad |
| Urmila Bhatt | Kunti G. Prasad |
| Padma Rani | Dwarka's wife |
| D.K. Sapru | Naubatlal Prasad |
| Lata Sinha | Mrs. Lata Ishwarlal - Munni's foster mother |
| Paro | Singer and dancer at Yashoda's wedding / Singer / Dancer - Yashoda's wedding |
| Rani | Singer / Dancer - Yashoda's wedding |
| Jagdish Raj | Raja Saheb |
| Kamaldeep | (as Kamal Deep) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harnam Singh Rawail | Producer |
