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22 June 1897 (1979)

22 June 1897 (1979)

Drama History
Release Date: 1979, January 1
Directors: Jayoo Patwardhan, Nachiket Patwardhan
Countries: India
Production: Sanket Films
Cast: Prabhakar Patankar, Arundathi Nag, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Ravindra Mankani, Sujal Watve, Suresh Bhasale, Udayan Dixit, Vasudev Palande, Shanta Jog, Dipali Kulkarni, Satish Khare, Sadanand Borse

Overview:

Due to a plague epidemic in Pune, the British Government deputes C.W. Rand as Chairman of the Special Plague Committee, empowering him to do whatever is necessary to control the menace. Rand's heavy handed measures deeply offend local sensibilities, driving a group of angry youngsters to assassinate him and Lt. Charles Ayerst- the first outbreak of revolutionary activities in British India.