---
title: 'Nishant (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shyam Benegal'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 143
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nishant-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073458/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nishant (1975)

1975 · 143 min · Drama, Action · India

Original title: निशांत

## Synopsis

Nishant is a 1975 Hindi drama film directed by Shyam Benegal, based on an original screenplay by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar, with dialogues by Satyadev Dubey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shyam Benegal](https://cinepixo.com/people/shyam-benegal)
- **Screenplay:** [Vijay Tendulkar](https://cinepixo.com/people/vijay-tendulkar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vanraj Bhatia](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanraj-bhatia)
- **Director of Photography:** [Govind Nihalani](https://cinepixo.com/people/govind-nihalani)

## Cast

- [Shabana Azmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shabana-azmi)
- [Girish Karnad](https://cinepixo.com/people/girish-karnad)
- [Smita Patil](https://cinepixo.com/people/smita-patil)
- [Kulbhushan Kharbanda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kulbhushan-kharbanda)
- [Amrish Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/amrish-puri)
- [Naseeruddin Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseeruddin-shah)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/nishant-1975
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