Underplayed Gems

Bilambita Loy (1970)

Bilambita Loy poster
Original title
বিলম্বিত লয়
Directed by
Agragami
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
U
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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A singer and her husband face conflict as her career rises while his falters. The film follows their relationship through jealousy and ambition.

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What happens

Bilambita Loy (/biˈlʌm.bɪ.toʊ lɔɪ/ transl. The Delayed Rhythm) is a 1970 Indian Bengali-language drama film co-written and directed by Agragami. Produced by Ajoy Basu and Anil Shah under the banner of Anuradha Films, the film is based on a story by Narendranath Mitra. Also inspired by the 1954 version of A Star Is Born, it stars Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi and Shyamal Ghoshal. Nachiketa Ghosh composed the film's music. It reportedly also inspired the 1973 Hindi film Abhimaan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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