Charulata

Charulata (1964)

17/04/1964
Drama, Romance
1h 57m

Overview

In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.

  • Satyajit RayDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    চারুলতা

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Bengali

Keywords

  • swing
  • writer
  • india
  • calcutta
  • newspaper editor
  • based on short story
  • 19th century
  • preserved film

Top Billed Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

Madhabi Mukherjee

Charulata

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee

Amal

Shailen Mukherjee

Shailen Mukherjee

Bhupati Dutta

Shyamal Ghoshal

Shyamal Ghoshal

Umapada

Gitali Roy

Gitali Roy

Mandakini (Manda)

Tarapada Basu

Gopaldas Bhattacharya

Dilip Bose

Shashanka

Ramesh Chandra Chandra

Sunilkanta Dasgupta

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