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Malyadan (1971)

Malyadan poster
Directed by
Ajoy Kar
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls in love with a woman who returns his feelings. But unfortunate circumstances keep them apart, leading to a heartbreaking outcome.

melancholictragicpoignantromanticemotionalslow-burnclassicsorrowful

What happens

Malyadan (also Malyadaan; English: The Garlanding, also The Wedding Garland) is a 1971 Bengali film directed by Ajoy Kar, based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chatterjee and Nandini Maliya in the lead roles. Tagore's story tells a tragic tale of innocent love. At the 18th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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