enquiry is set up against her. It is then that she decides to resign and give up all her work and return home. When she returns to her home she is happily welcomed by her sister-in-law but not so much by her daughter and mother-in-law. She then discovers that her husband Subhash has been involved with another woman in her absence. His betrayal changes her mind and she again sets off to follow her dream work. Cast Smita Patil as Sulabha Mahajan Girish Karnad as Advocate Subhash Mahajan Shrikant Moghe as Dr. Mohan Mahajan (Subhash's elder brother) Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Maya Mahajan (Mohan's wife) Kusum Kulkarni as Mrs. Mahajan (Sulabha's mother-in-law) Pournima Ganu (Manohar) as Rani Radha Karnad as young Rani Satish Alekar as Walimbe (principal) Mukund Chitale as Gate-man Surekha Divakar as Farida Daya Dongre as Chairman Sheela Samson Ravi Patwardhan as MLA Bane Vijay Joshi as Peon Jayamala Kale as Sugandha Sandhya Kale as Heera, Clerk / Typist Swaroopa Khopkar as Utpala Joshi Manorama Wagle as Warden of Reformatory Home Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film is composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar on lyrics written by Vasant Bapat and Suresh Bhat. All songs are sung by Lata Mangeshkar, except "Ganjalya Othas Majhya" which is sung by Ravindra Sathe. Awards 1982 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi 1982 – Maharashtra State Film Awards – Best Film 1982 – Maharashtra State Film Awards – Best Director – Jabbar Patel 1982 – Maharashtra State Film Awards – Best Actress – Smita Patil References External links Films about women in India Indian LGBT-related films Lesbian-related films Women in prison films Indian prison films Films with screenplays by Vijay Tendulkar Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners 1980s Marathi-language films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Jabbar Patel