Massey Sahib (movie)

Massey Sahib (movie)

  • Production country: India
  • Producer: Pradip Krishen
  • Production companies: National Film Development Corporation of India
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 4/29/1986
  • Run time: 119 min.

Movie description

In a small, tribal district town of Central India in 1929, Francis Massey is the 'English Type Babu' at the Deputy Commissioner's office. Massey believes that because he is Christian and can speak English, he is a cut above other Indians and not very different from the white sahibs he serves. For a man of lowly birth, Massey has risen to a dizzying height. On the other hand, he acknowledges no realistic limits to his own free spirit. Whenever the real world fails him, he improvises - boldly, imaginatively. Alas, the unsmiling, implacable machinery of the Raj has no room for Massey Sahib, the travelling salesman, road foreman and entertainer. Right up to the bitter end, Massey believes that Deputy Commissioner Adam Sahib will step in and save him.

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Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav

Role(s): Francis Massey

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Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy

Role(s): Saila (tribal girl)

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Veerendra Saxena

Veerendra Saxena

Role(s): Pasa

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Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Role(s): Saila's mother

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Madan Lal

Madan Lal

Role(s): Banaji

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