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Choto Bou (1988)

Choto Bou poster
Original title
ছোট বউ
Directed by
Anjan Choudhury
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
UA
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to keep her family together after marriage brings tensions between her husband and his younger brother. The story focuses on loyalty and sacrifice within a traditional Bengali household.

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What happens

Chhoto Bou (transl. Younger Wife) is a 1988 Bengali film directed by Anjan Choudhury and produced by Prabir Rakshit under the banner of Shree Krishna Film Production. The film features Ranjit Mallick, Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Debika Mukherjee in the lead roles. The music of the film has been composed by Sapan Chakraborty. It was declared a blockbuster at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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