Sarpanch — Manthan Character Profile

About Sarpanch

The upper-caste village head who holds deep resentment against Dalit leader Bhola. After losing an election to a Dalit representative, he takes the defeat as an ego bruise and allies with the exploitative dairy owner and Bindu's husband to frame Dr. Rao, attempting to destroy the cooperative movement.

Character Facts

Played by

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Appears in

Manthan (1976)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Sarpanch — Conflict Political Opponent — Dr. Manohar Rao (Girish Karnad)

  The Sarpanch becomes a direct antagonist, orchestrating false allegations against Rao.

• Sarpanch — Conflict Manipulated Victim — Bindu (Smita Patil)

  Bindu is coerced by the Sarpanch into signing fraudulent documents.

• Sarpanch — Conflict Arch Enemy — Bhola (Naseeruddin Shah)

  Bhola holds intense hostility toward the Sarpanch due to caste oppression.

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More characters from Manthan

• Dr. Manohar Rao (Girish Karnad)
• Bindu (Smita Patil)
• Bhola (Naseeruddin Shah)
• Deshmukh (Mohan Agashe)
• Ganga Prasad Mishra (Amrish Puri)
• Chandavarkar (Anant Nag)
• Shanta (Abha Dhulia)
• Bindu's Husband (Rajendra Jaspal)