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The Grinding Machine
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The Grinding Machine

2004-06-02 · 22 min · Not rated

Drama

After her husband died, a mother buys a grinding-machine in order to make a living. Initially fascinated by the machine, her son starts getting irritated by its noise. He tries to destroy the machine to regain his childhood.

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Directors
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Production companies
Film and Television Institute of India
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Renuka DaftardarMother
Madan DeodharMadan DeodharSameer
Girish KulkarniGirish KulkarniBrother
Chandrakant GokhaleChandrakant GokhaleGrandfather
Gitanjali Takalkar
Shrikant YadavShrikant Yadav
Siddheshwar Zadbuke
Pratibha Date

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