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.

• Balraj Sahni
• Damayanti Sahni
• Anwar Mirza
• Tripti Bhaduri
• Sombhu Mitra
• Usha Dutta
• Rashid Ahmed
• Hameed Butt