Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Bijon Bhattacharya, Gita Dey, Gita Ghatak, Dwiju Bhawal, Niranjan Ray. Title from folded sheet. Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. Aspect ratio 1.37:1. Special features: New 2K digital restoration, undertaken in partnership with the Film Foundation's World Cinema Project and the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; new conversation between filmmakers Saeed Akhtar Mirza and Kumar Shahani; stills gallery featuring rare photographs related to director Ritwik Ghatak's life and work, curated by writer and photographer Nabarupa Bhattacharjee; new English subtitle translation; plus: an essay by film scholar Ira Bhaskar.
Summary:
Directed by the visionary Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, tells the story of a family that has been uprooted by the Partition of India and come to depend on their eldest daughter, the self-sacrificing Neeta. She watches helplessly as her own hopes and desires are pushed aside time and again by those of her siblings and parents, until all her chances for happiness evaporate, leaving her crushed and ailing.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.