Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Tapan SinhaDirector
- Tapan SinhaScreenplay
Cast
- Anil ChatterjeeNarrator
- Sharmila TagoreRenu
- Chhaya DeviSejdi
- Bharati DeviCast
- Renuka RoyCast
- Ruma Guha ThakurtaChhoto Boudi
- Pahadi SanyalSiddheshwar
- Jahar GangulyHotel owner
- Rabi GhoshPanda of Puri
- Nripati ChatterjeeSalesman
- Upamanyu BanerjeeNikhil Sen
- Amar MullickCast
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookwriter