Chauranga

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Chauranga

2016

1h 28m

6.3(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

A fourteen year old boy in rural India is killed for writing a love letter.

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National Film Development Corporation of India

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Cast & Crew

8 members

Acting

Sanjay Suri

Dhaval

Acting

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Dhaniya

Acting

Riddhi Sen

Bajrangi

Acting

Soham Maitra

Santu

Acting

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Priest

Acting

Anshuman Jha

Raghu

Acting

Delzad Hiwale

Shambhu

Acting

Swatilekha Sengupta

Grandmother

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