Director: Satyajit Ray
Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.
173 min
Rating: 7.6/10
Released
Top Cast
Anil Chatterjee
Nandal (segment "The Postmaster")
Kali Bannerjee
Phanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Kanika Majumdar
Monimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Movie Info
Director: Satyajit Ray
Production Companies: Satyajit Ray Productions
Countries: India
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