Under the Blue Sky (1959)
2h 13m
Running Time
February 20, 1959Release Date
Under the Blue Sky (1959)
2h 13m
Running Time
February 20, 1959Release Date
Plot.
Set in the turbulent 1930s, this is the story of a poor Chinese hawker selling his merchandise, Chinese silk, in the streets of Calcutta. This was the time when China was repulsing a brutal attack of militarist Japan and when an outraged Rabindranath Tagore wrote to his friend in Japan, the great poet Noguchi: “I wish your countrymen, whom I love so much, not success but remorse”. This film holds the dubious distinction of being the first to be banned (though temporarily) in independent India.
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Cast & Crew.
Kali Bannerjee
Wang Lu
Monu Mukherjee
Smriti Biswas
Manju Dey
Basanti
Bikash Roy
Basanti's Husband
Mahadevi Varma
Short Story
Shakti Sen
Makeup Artist
Ajit Banerjee
Actor
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1959
Original Nameনীল আকাশের নিচে
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Genres
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Wiki.
Neel Akasher Neechey (Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীচে Nil akasher niche, "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1959 Bengali language drama film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Hemanta Mukherjee, starring Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy in lead roles. The film was based on the Mahadevi Verma short story Chini Feriwala.
Set in the background of the last days of the British Raj in Calcutta, the film explores the lives of a number of characters, including the platonic relationship between an immigrant Chinese wage worker, Wang Lu, and the main female character Basanti. The film had overt political overtones and was the first film to be banned by the Government of India. The ban was effective for two months.