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Susman (Essence) is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization.
Original Release
01/01/1987
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shabana Azmi | Gauramma |
| Om Puri | Ramulu |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Narasimha |
| Neena Gupta | Mandira |
| Mohan Agashe | President of Handloom Cooperative Society |
| K.K. Raina | |
| Annu Kapoor | Lakshmaya |
| Harish Patel | Venkatesh, the secretary |
| Ila Arun | |
| Anita Kanwar |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shabana Azmi | Gauramma |
| Om Puri | Ramulu |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Narasimha |
| Neena Gupta | Mandira |
| Mohan Agashe | President of Handloom Cooperative Society |
| K.K. Raina | |
| Annu Kapoor | Lakshmaya |
| Harish Patel | Venkatesh, the secretary |
| Ila Arun | |
| Anita Kanwar | |
| Pankaj Kapur | |
| Jayant Kripalani | |
| Satish Kaushik | |
| Meenal Patel | |
| Ravi Jhankal | |
| Dhruv Ghanekar | |
| Jairup Jain | |
| Aslam Farshuri | |
| Sitaram Parsa | |
| Raj Narasimha Rao |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| V.K. Agnihotri | Executive Producer |
| S.K. Misra | Executive Producer |
| A.S. Narayana Swamy | Executive Producer |
| A. Didar Singh | Executive Producer |
| P.P. Williams | Executive Producer |
| Shyam Benegal | Producer |
