Overview
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Tapan SinhaScreenplay
- Samaresh BasuNovel
- Original title
- নির্জন সৈকতে
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 1963
- Original language
- Bengali
- Countries
- India
Cast
Anil ChatterjeeNarrator
Sharmila TagoreRenu
Chhaya DeviSejdi
Bharati Devi
Renuka Roy
Ruma Guha ThakurtaChhoto Boudi
Pahadi SanyalSiddheshwar
Jahar GangulyHotel owner
Rabi GhoshPanda of Puri- Nripati ChatterjeeSalesman
- Upamanyu BanerjeeNikhil Sen
- Amar Mullick
- Khagesh Chakravarti
- Rathin Ghosh
Surya Chatterjee- Dilip Chatterjee
- Minati MishraOdissi dancer
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