Waaris (1988)

Waaris ("the heir") is a 1988 rural drama set in a Punjab village, where land, pride and revenge set families against each other. Raj Babbar, Smita Patil and Amrita Singh lead the cast in a story of feuds, marriage and the struggle to secure an heir. Released after Smita Patil's death in 1986, it is one of her last films, and it was a popular success in the vein of the village dramas of the time.