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Sankoch (1976)

Sankoch poster
Directed by
Anil Ganguly
Country
India
Rated
U
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young woman faces social pressure and family expectations in 1970s India. Her quiet love story with a neighbor is tested by misunderstandings and class differences.

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What happens

Sankoch (transl. Hesitation) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by R. K. Soral under the Suyog Films banner. It was directed by Anil Ganguly. A remake of Bengali film Parineeta (1969), it stars Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit and music composed by Kalyanji–Anandji. The movie is based on the novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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