Shakuntala

Shakuntala

Shakuntala

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Shakuntala

1943

1h 16m

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Drama

Romance

Overview

Following a passionate encounter with King Dushyanta (Chandramohan), the comely Shakuntala (Jayashree) finds herself pregnant and rejected by the royal court. She gives birth in a forest to a son which she names Bharat (Kumar Ganesh). When the King tracks his former lover down and tries to take her back, she flatly refuses him.

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Jayashree

Shakuntala

Jayashree

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Chandramohan

King Dushyanta

Chandramohan

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Nana Palsikar

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Zohra Sehgal

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Zohra Sehgal

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