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Upahar (1955)

Upahar poster
Original title
উপহার
Directed by
Tapan Sinha
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 07m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man faces the challenges of poverty and social pressure in rural Bengal. The story follows his personal struggles and relationships.

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What happens

Upahar is a Bengali drama film directed by Tapan Sinha based on a novel Krishna of Sailajananda Mukherjee. This film was produced by the Bani Chitram and release in 1955. It's starring Uttam Kumar, Manju Dey and Sabitri Chatterjee in lead. Music director of the film was Kalipada Sen. This was the second film and first collaboration for Sinha with Kumar. The film was critically acclaimed but was moderately successful at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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