brought Guruji down to, and for not saving him. The teacher chooses to die under mistaken identity, to keep the morals and values of Guruji in the minds of the villagers intact, rather than living as a man who has lost respect in his own eyes. How the death couple's death frees them from their 'cages' of guilt, is the crux of the story. Cast The cast of Pinjara: Shriram Lagoo as Maths Teacher Sandhya Shantaram as Chandrakala (dancer) Nilu Phule as Leader of dance troupe Vatsala Deshmukh as Sister of Chandrakala Maya Jadhav as Troupe dancer Usha Naik as Troupe dancer Sarala Yeolekar as Villager Bhalchandra Kulkarni as Police inspector Syadri Sharma as Nurse Release The film was released on 31 March 1972. It was re-released on 18 March 2016. Awards 1972: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by Ram Kadam, with lyrics by Jagdish Khebudkar. Track list The following table shows the tracks and their respective duration in the film. References External links 1970s Marathi-language films 1972 films Films about women in India Indian drama films 1970s Hindi-language films Films scored by Sudhir Phadke Films about musical theatre Films about educators Films directed by V. Shantaram 1970s musical films Indian multilingual films Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners Films scored by Ram Kadam