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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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Audiences 79GoodWatch 71
IMDb7.9
Running time
2 h 10 min
Longer than most dramas, +21 min on the typical 109
typical 109130Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1963
May 17, 1963
63 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Bangla
Original language
Also spoken
OdiaMade in
India
Directing · 1
- Tapan Sinha Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Samaresh Basu Novel
Editing · 1
- Subodh Roy Editor
Art · 1
- Suniti Mitra Art Direction
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