Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
- Original title
- মেঘে ঢাকা তারা
- Directed by
- Ritwik Ghatak
- Genre
- drama film, musical film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 57 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman supports her struggling family of refugees in post-Partition Bengal. She sacrifices her own dreams and health for their survival.
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What happens
Meghe Dhaka Tara (Bengali: মেঘে ঢাকা তারা Mēghē Ḍhākā Tārā, lit. The Cloud-Capped Star) is a 1960 film written and directed by Ritwik Ghatak, based on a social novel by Shaktipada Rajguru with the same title. It stars Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gita Dey, Bijon Bhattacharya, Niranjan Roy, and Gyanesh Mukherjee. It was part of a trilogy consisting of Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960), Komal Gandhar (1961), and Subarnarekha (1962), all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of Bengal during the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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