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Maryada (1950)

Maryada poster
Original title
মর্য্যাদা
Directed by
Digambar Chattopadhyay
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A story about a family's struggle with dignity and social expectations in a changing society. It follows a man trying to uphold his principles while facing domestic conflicts.

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What happens

Maryada (transl. dignity) was a Bengali drama film directed by Digambar Chattopadhyay. This movie was released on 15 December 1950 under the banner of Bhabani Kalamandir Limited. This is the third and first movie of legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar and that Bibhu Bhattacharya appeared respectively. In this movie Uttam Kumar leaps on a song for the first time in his career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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