Umbartha Plot
After the passing of her husband, Mrs. Mahajan takes care of four institutions, and lives a comfortable lifestyle with her two sons - Dr. Mohan and his wife, Maya; and Advocate Subhash Mahajan, his wife, Savitri, and their daughter, Rani. Savitri is unhappy as she wants a career for herself. She finally gets a chance to prove her skills in social services when she gets a job offer as Superintendent of a Women's Reformatory Home in distant Sangamwadi. Although Rani and Subhash as well as the rest of the family oppose her going, she has made up her mind.
Umbartha Cast
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as Sulabha Mahajan -
as Advocate Subhash Mahajan -
as Dr. Mohan Mahajan (Subhash's -
as Maya Mahajan (Mohan's wife) -
as Mrs. Mahajan (Sulabha's -
as Rani
User Review
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"He had the vague sense of standing on a threshold, the crossing of which would change everything." - Kate Morton, The Forgotten Garden
In this case, it is a "she".
Sulabha Mahajan (Smita Patil) dreams of doing something great for the society. She lives in a 'progressive' family, where her husband, Subhash (Girish Karnad) is an advocate who uses big words that reflect his education; and her mother-in-law indulges in social work from the comforts of her house itself, never once crossing the threshold. Sulabha also has a little daughter. Sulabha gets a job opportunity as Superintendent of a Women's Reformatory Home in a very remote... |
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