A Private Enterprise

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A Private Enterprise

1975

1h 18m

6.7(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Salmaan Peerzada

Shiv Verma

Marc Zuber

Ashok (as Marc Zubir)

Ramon Sinha

Uncle Ramji

Diana Quick

Penny

Shukla Bhattercharjee

Chandra

Yehye Saeed

Chandra's Father

Subhash Luthra

Rattan Singh

Dr. Kaushik

Guru

Anthony Roye

Estate Agent

Raymond Bowers

Fish & Chip Shop Man

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Smith
Written by: Dilip Hiro
Peter Smith

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