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.
Status
Released
Original Language
BN
Budget
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Revenue
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Release Date
April 17, 1964
Popularity
1
Director
Satyajit Ray
Writer
Satyajit Ray
Producer
R.D. Bansal
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Cast
Madhabi Mukherjee
Charulata
Soumitra Chatterjee
Amal
Shailen Mukherjee
Bhupati Dutta
Shyamal Ghoshal
Umapada
Gitali Roy
Mandakini (Manda)
Subrata Sensharma
Motilal
Bankim Ghosh
Jagannath
Dilip Bose
Shashanka
Nilotpal Dey
Joydeb
Bholanath Koyal
Braja
Suku Mukherjee
Nisikanta
Kamu Mukherjee
Fellow Liberal at the Party
Tarapada Basu
Ramesh Chandra Chandra
Gopaldas Bhattacharya
Sunilkanta Dasgupta
Ajit Gupta
Prabhat Sarkar
Moni Babu
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Reviews
deepkino
Departing from the West's traditional approaches to narrative, performance, and technique, Satyajit Ray tells a story of marital alienation and the tension between material and spiritual concerns. The result is a profoundly calm film that reflects on the balance between work and one's spouse.
