Letter from the Wife (1972)

Name: Letter from the Wife
Genre: Drama
Released: 1972-01-01

1h 25m

Running Time

Plot.

A worthy companion to Ray’s Charulata, the film is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore where a young wife goes against her family to save a young girl from the atrocities of the society.

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Cast & Crew.

Madhabi Mukherjee

Ashim Chakarbarti

Santosh Dutta

Doctor

Smita Sinha

Nimu Bhowmick

Purnendu Patri

Director / Writer

Rabindranath Tagore

Writer

Shakti Bandyopadhyay

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1972

Original Name
স্ত্রীর পত্র

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 25m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-16

This Movie Is About.

letter

husband wife estrangement

Wiki.

Strir Patra (also Streer Patra; English: A Wife's Letter) is a 1972 Bengali film, directed by Purnendu Patri, based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. Madhabi Mukherjee plays the lead role. Tagore's story, first published in 1914, is considered to be a path-breaking feminist text. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, as well as a number of BFJA Awards.