The Desolate Beach

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The Desolate Beach (1963)

Directed by Tapan Sinha

Drama · 2h 10m

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.

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Cast

Anil Chatterjee Narrator Sharmila Tagore Renu Chhaya Devi Sejdi Bharati Devi Renuka Roy Ruma Guha Thakurta Chhoto Boudi Pahadi Sanyal Siddheshwar Jahar Ganguly Hotel owner Rabi Ghosh Panda of Puri
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Nripati Chatterjee Salesman
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Upamanyu Banerjee Nikhil Sen
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Amar Mullick

Crew

Director
Tapan Sinha
Screenplay
Tapan Sinha
Novel
Samaresh Basu
Editor
Subodh Roy

Details

Original title
নির্জন সৈকতে
Release date
1963-05-17
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Drama
Original language
BN
Spoken languages
Bengali, Oriya
Countries
India