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Trishna

Trishna

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Trishna

2011

1h 57m

5.9(55 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

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Head Gear Films

Film i Väst

UK Film Council

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Trishna

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Jay

Mita Vashisht

Mita Vashisht

Bhaanumathi

Harish Khanna

Harish Khanna

Vijay

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Mr Singh

Leela Madhauram

Devshri

Chanchal Sharma

Chanchal

Shweta Tripathi Sharma

Shweta Tripathi Sharma

Shweta

Pratiksha Singh

Pratiksha

Neet Mohan

Neet Mohan

Sandeep

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Written by: Michael Winterbottom
Produced by: Anurag Kashyap
Michael Winterbottom

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