A Private Enterprise (1975)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Peter Smith

Synopsis

An ambitious Indian university graduate has to struggle to live his entrepreneurial dreams against both the British social structure and his own family's stubborn traditional values.

Actors

Salmaan Peerzada
Salmaan Peerzada
Shiv Verma
Marc Zuber
Marc Zuber
Ashok
Ramon Sinha
Ramon Sinha
Uncle Ramji
Diana Quick
Diana Quick
Penny
Shukla Bhattercharjee
Shukla Bhattercharjee
Chandra
Yehye Saeed
Yehye Saeed
Chandra's Father
Subhash Luthra
Subhash Luthra
Rattan Singh
Dr. Kaushik
Dr. Kaushik
Guru
Anthony Roye
Anthony Roye
Estate Agent
Raymond Bowers
Raymond Bowers
Fish & Chip Shop Man
Chris Gannon
Chris Gannon
Union Official
Elspeth MacNaughton
Elspeth MacNaughton

Crews

Dilip Hiro
Dilip Hiro
Writer
Peter Smith
Peter Smith
Director
Peter Smith
Peter Smith
Writer

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