Deep Jwele Jaai (1959)
- Original title
- দীপ জ্বেলে যাই
- Directed by
- Asit Sen
- Genre
- drama, romance
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A nurse cares for a patient in a mental hospital and develops a bond with him. The story focuses on her dedication and the quiet tragedy of her situation.
melancholicpoignanttenderrestrainedemotionalintrospectivesomber
What happens
Deep Jwele Jaai (transl. To light a lamp) is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Asit Sen. The film is based on a Bengali short story titled Nurse Mitra by Ashutosh Mukherjee. It was remade in Hindi in 1969 by Sen himself as Khamoshi. Before that it had been remade in Telugu in 1960 as Chivaraku Migiledi. The 1984 Kannada movie "Asha Kirana" starring Shankar Nag has a similar storyline (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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