
Shakuntala
Drama · Romance
Overview
Following a passionate encounter with King Dushyanta (Chandramohan), the comely Shakuntala (Jayashree) finds herself pregnant and rejected by the royal court. She gives birth in a forest to a son which she names Bharat (Kumar Ganesh). When the King tracks his former lover down and tries to take her back, she flatly refuses him.
Top Cast


Jayashree
Jayashree
Shakuntala
Jayashree
Shakuntala


Chandramohan
Chandramohan
King Dushyanta
Chandramohan
King Dushyanta
Nana Palsikar
Nana Palsikar
Nana Palsikar


Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Sehgal
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