A 12-year-old bride says 'no' to her 60-year-old husband — 1930s India wasn't ready.
Neera (Apte) is trapped into marrying an old widower Kakasaheb (Date). He is a progressive lawyer with a son and daughter of Neera's age. Neera refuses to consummate the union claiming that while suffering can be borne, injustice cannot. Neera faces many hurdles including her mother-in-law and a lascivious stepson Pandit (Nene).
Acting
Shanta Apte's defiant stillness speaks louder than any dialogue.
Direction
Shantaram frames oppression like horror, dignity like revolution.
Director
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
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