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The Desolate Beach (1963)

2h 10m · 17 May 1963
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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.

Movie ID139352
GenreDrama
DirectorTapan Sinha
Main castAnil Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Chhaya Devi, Bharati Devi, Renuka Roy, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Pahadi Sanyal, Jahar Ganguly
Release date17 May 1963
Release year1963
LanguageBengali
Duration130 min (2h 10m)
Rating6.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house–

Director: Tapan Sinha
Writers: Tapan Sinha

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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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