Directed by
| Shyam Benegal | ||
Writing Credits
| Vijay Tendulkar | ... | (original screenplay) |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (dialogue) (as Pt. Satyadev Dubey) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Girish Karnad | ... | Schoolmaster | |
| Shabana Azmi | ... | Sushila | |
| Anant Nag | ... | Anjaiya | |
| Amrish Puri | ... | Eldest Zamindar | |
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Satyadev Dubey | ... | Priest (Pujari) |
| Smita Patil | ... | Rukmani (as Smita) | |
| Mohan Agashe | ... | Prasad | |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... | Policeman Shamshuddin | |
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | Vishwam | |
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Sadhu Meher | ... | Special Appearance |
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Savita Bajaj | ... | Pochamma |
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Master Altaf | ... | Sushila's Son |
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Suresh Bedi | ... | (as Soresh Bedi) |
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Rukmini Menon | ||
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Sesham Raju | ||
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Subash | ... | (as Subhash) |
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Swaroop Rani | ||
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John Israel | ||
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Raj Narasimha Rao | ||
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Krishna Basrur | ||
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Swadesh Pal | ... | (as Swadesh Paul) |
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M. Surya Prakash Rao | ||
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Shankar Narayan Melkote | ||
| Hyder Ali | |||
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Sitaram Parsa | ||
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Munshiram | ||
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Shanker Patil | ||
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Shane | ||
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Hameed Rashid | ||
Produced by
| Lalit M. Bijlani | ... | executive producer |
| Mohan J. Bijlani | ... | producer |
| Freni Variava | ... | producer (as Freni M. Variava) |
Music by
| Vanraj Bhatia | ||
Cinematography by
| Govind Nihalani | ||
Editing by
| Bhanudas Divakar | ... | (as Bhanudas) |
Art Direction by
| Shama Zaidi | ||
Makeup Department
| Farida | ... | hairdresser: Miss Shabana Azmi |
| Vishwanath Govekar | ... | makeup artist (as V. Govekar) |
Production Management
| M.A. Bhatia | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Krishna Basrur | ... | assistant director |
| Girish Ghanekar | ... | chief assistant director |
| Sadhu Meher | ... | chief assistant director |
| Swadesh Pal | ... | assistant director (as Swadesh Paul) |
| Deepak Parashar | ... | assistant director (as Deepak Prashar) |
| Deepak Parashar | ... | associate director |
Sound Department
| Mangesh Desai | ... | sound re-recordist: Rajkamal Kalamandir |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound |
| Ismail | ... | sound assistant |
| Mustafa | ... | sound assistant |
| Raj Trehan | ... | dubbing: Blaze Recording |
Special Effects by
| Baldev Malik | ... | special effects |
| Krishan Malik | ... | special effects |
| K.K. Mathur | ... | titles writer |
| Mubarak Mechant | ... | special effects fighting (as Mubarak) |
Stunts
| S. Azim | ... | stunt director: fights (as S. Azeem) |
| Kasam | ... | assistant fights |
| Gulab Rao | ... | assistant fights |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Krishna Basrur | ... | still photographer |
| Shyam Benegal | ... | lighting: Sahyadri Films T.N. Industries |
| K. Kanti | ... | assistant camera |
| Rajan Kinagi | ... | assistant camera |
| S.R. Sekar | ... | still photographer |
Editorial Department
| P.G. Mulay | ... | color consultant |
| Ramnik Patel | ... | assistant editor |
Location Management
| Srichand Karamchandani | ... | location advisor |
| M. Surya Prakash Rao | ... | location in charge |
Music Department
| Robin Chatterjee | ... | song and background music recordist: Mehboob Productions |
| Preeti Sagar | ... | playback singer: song |
| Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah | ... | lyricist |
| Bhupendra Singh | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| M. Quddus Ahmed | ... | production assistant |
| Kishan Amiani | ... | production assistant |
| Harry Antony | ... | production assistant |
| J. Balchandani | ... | production assistant |
| Devi Dutt | ... | executive production controller |
| K.B. Kamat Ghanekar | ... | technical advisor (as Kamat Ghanekar) |
| Kamal Ghanekar | ... | technical advisor |
| Narayan Kenny | ... | production assistant (as Narayan J. Kenny) |
| Dayal Nihalani | ... | assistant dialogue |
| Bunny Reuben | ... | public relations officer / publicity designer |
| Santosh Shah | ... | assistant dialogue |
| Ravi Uppoor | ... | production assistant (as Ravi Upoor) |
| Fali M. Variava | ... | chief financial controller |
| Satish Varma | ... | dialect consultant |
