Anjangarh

Anjangarh

1948 · ★ 7.0 · Drama

When a local mining company dares to provide its workers a fair wage for a fair day's work, and lets its workers unionize, the kingdom's villainous potentate is less than pleased. After considerable pressure, the company agrees to blame unrest in the region on a blameless worker collective.

Directed by Bimal Roy · Written by Subodh Ghosh

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