Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself.
| Directing | Shyam Benegal | Director |
| Production | Freni M. Variava | Producer |
| Sound | Vanraj Bhatia | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Shyam Benegal | Screenplay |
| Writing | Satyadev Dubey | Dialogue |
| Sound | Jayesh Khandelwal | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Deepak Parashar | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gajanand | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Kabin Kanti | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Production | Lalit M. Bijlani | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Vijay Divekar | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | K.K. More | Grip |
| Art | Ram Allam | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Camera | S.R. Shekhar | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Prahlad Kakar | Assistant Director |
| Production | Mohan J. Bijlani | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vishwanath Govekar | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Govind Nihalani | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Munshi Ram Sharma | Grip |
| Sound | Mangesh Desai | Sound Recordist |
| Art | K.K. Mathur | Title Designer |
| Directing | Mahendra Dutt | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Krishan Malik | Special Effects |
| Editing | Bhanudas Divakar | Editor |
