Ek Chaddar Maili Si [DVD]

Based on an Urdu novel by Rajinder Singh Bedi, this story is about Rano, (Hema
Malini) a woman abused by her mother-in-law and husband, Triloka (Kulbhushan
Karbhanda) who plies a horse cart by day and drinks and beats his wife by
night. Her troubles seem to be over when her husband is killed but the
Panchayat (village council) passes a resolution asking her to marry Mangal,
her brother-in-law, whom she has brought up almost as one of her own. How much
more will she have to sacrifice to ensure the survuval of her children?