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  • Naiyya (1979)
  • Not Rated
    116 min | Drama, Family
Naiyya (1979)
Not Rated
116 min | Drama, Family

Lakhipur is a small community along the river bank of Ganga, where Sonu lives with his ailing mother. One day he rescues a woman named Geeta and brings her home with him. He and his mom look after her while she recuperates and find out ...See moreLakhipur is a small community along the river bank of Ganga, where Sonu lives with his ailing mother. One day he rescues a woman named Geeta and brings her home with him. He and his mom look after her while she recuperates and find out that she comes from a wealthy family. When she gets better, he takes her home, only to find out that she is no longer welcome there by her paternal uncle and his wife, Ramkali. His mom agrees to let her live with them, and would like them to get married, but passes away before that could happen. They end up getting shunned by the by the entire community - until Sonu agrees to find a suitable groom for Geeta. He does find one in a doctor, who arrives to treat plague-ridden patients. The doctor agrees to marry Geeta, but on the day of the marriage - does not show up. A distraught Sonu must now find why the doctor did not fulfill his promise - in the midst of the community threatening to boycott him and possibly burning his brand new boat. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Gyandev Agnihotri (dialogue) | Basant Mahapatra (story) | Prashant Nanda (screenplay)
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17 cast members
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Leela Mishra
Sonu's mom Sonu's mom   See fewer
Dinesh Hingoo
Pannalal's assistant Pannalal's assistant   See fewer
Shail Chaturvedi
Sonu's prospective father-in-law Sonu's prospective father-in-law   See fewer
C.S. Dubey
Vaid Makardhwaj Vaid Makardhwaj   See fewer
Gajanan Jagirdar
Sarpanch of Lakhipur Sarpanch of Lakhipur   See fewer
Jankidas
Purohit Purohit   See fewer
Shobha Khote
Ramkali Ramkali   See fewer
Sulochana Latkar
Doctor's mom Doctor's mom   See fewer
Manmauji
Lakhipur resident Lakhipur resident   See fewer
Amrish Puri
Pannalal Pannalal   See fewer
Shivraj
Ramkali's husband Ramkali's husband   See fewer
Jayshree Talpade
Dancer / Singer (as Jayshree T.) Dancer / Singer (as Jayshree T.)   See fewer
Dinesh Thakur
Doctor Doctor   See fewer
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