Amar Jyoti

Amar Jyoti

Amar Jyoti

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Amar Jyoti

1936

2h 46m

8.0(1 votes)

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Overview

Faced with extreme patriarchal laws in an ancient seaport kingdom and denied the legal custody of her infant son, a young woman becomes a pirate declaring war on the state's tyrannical minister of justice.

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7 featured cast members

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Durga Khote

Durga Khote

Queen Saudamini

Shanta Apte

Princess Nandini

Vasanti

Rekha

Aruna Devi

Queen

Chandramohan

Chandramohan

Durjaya

K. Narayan Kale

Shekhar

B. Nandrekar

Sudheer

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Directed by: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre

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