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The Desolate Beach (1963)

2h 10m

Running Time

The Desolate Beach (1963)

Name: The Desolate Beach
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-04-01

2h 10m

Running Time

Plot.

A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.

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This Movie Is About.

based on novel or book ·

writer

Cast & Crew.

Anil Chatterjee

Narrator

Sharmila Tagore

Renu

Chhaya Devi

Sejdi

Bharati Devi

Renuka Roy

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Chhoto Boudi

Pahadi Sanyal

Siddheshwar

Jahar Ganguli

Hotel owner

Rabi Ghosh

Panda of Puri

Nripati Chatterjee

Salesman

Upamanyu Banerjee

Nikhil Sen

Minati Mishra

Odissi dancer

Tapan Sinha

Director / Adaptation / Screenplay

Samaresh Basu

Novel

Suniti Mitra

Art Direction

Subodh Roy

Editor

Dilip Chatterjee

Surya Chatterjee

Rathin Ghosh

Khagesh Chakravarti

Amar Mullick

Media.

Details.

Release Date
April 1, 1963

Original Name
নির্জন সৈকতে

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 10m

Genres
Drama

Wiki.

Nirjan Saikate (Bengali: নির্জন সৈকতে) (English subtitle: The Desolate Beach) is a Bengali film directed by Tapan Sinha. It was released in 1963. This movie is an adaptation of the novel by the same name from eminent Bengali writer Samaresh Basu, who wrote this travelogue under his pen name 'Kalkut'. The film won the Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film at the 3rd IFFI.