Sooryavansham

Why does Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh (Amitabh Bachchan), a respected village head, look at his youngest son and see only a failure? Heera Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) can barely read, yet he does everything his father says and keeps trying to earn a word of approval. E.V.V. Satyanarayana stages the household as a place of long silences and sudden commands, and lets the family drama carry the film.