Principal cast
Madhabi Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal and Gitali Roy
Film 242 of 498 on the Screen Path
Charulata
About the film
Charulata at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1964 film at stop 242 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.
Key craft credits
Subrata Mitra (director of photography), Dulal Dutta (editor), Satyajit Ray (original music composer) and Bansi Chandragupta (production design)
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Release
- 1964-04-17
- Runtime
- 117 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- India
- Quiz
- 51 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 51 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Madhabi MukherjeeCharacter: Charulata
- Soumitra ChatterjeeCharacter: Amal
- Shailen MukherjeeCharacter: Bhupati Dutta
- Shyamal GhoshalCharacter: Umapada
- Gitali RoyCharacter: Mandakini (Manda)
- Subrata SensharmaCharacter: Motilal
- Bankim GhoshCharacter: Jagannath
- Dilip BoseCharacter: Shashanka
- Nilotpal DeyCharacter: Joydeb
- Bholanath KoyalCharacter: Braja
- Suku MukherjeeCharacter: Nisikanta
- Kamu MukherjeeCharacter: Fellow Liberal at the Party
Full crew
Full crew
- Satyajit RayCredits: Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
- R.D. BansalCredits: Producer
- Anil ChoudhuryCredits: Production Manager
- Shyam Sundar GhoshCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Arun DasCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Dulal DasCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Nitai JanaCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Sudip MajumdarCredits: Assistant Production Manager
- Amiya SanyalCredits: Assistant Director
- Bhim NaskarCredits: Assistant Makeup Artist
- Bansi ChandraguptaCredits: Production Design, Art Direction
- Ananta DasCredits: Makeup Artist
- Bimal DeyCredits: Production Manager, Production Controller
- Girish RanjanCredits: Assistant Director
- Surath MondalCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Ramen ChatterjeeCredits: Assistant Director
- Subrata MitraCredits: Director of Photography
- Dulal DuttaCredits: Editor
- Bhanu GhoshCredits: Production Manager
- Subash Sinha RoyCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Jyoti ChatterjeeCredits: Sound Assistant
- JaidevCredits: Lyricist
- Nripen PaulCredits: Sound Recordist
- Durga RahaCredits: Assistant Camera
- TansenCredits: Lyricist
- Edel MulanCredits: Sound Assistant
- Mani MondalCredits: Sound Assistant
- Nur AliCredits: Assistant Camera
- Fatik MazumdarCredits: Assistant Camera
- Rabindranath TagoreCredits: Lyricist, Novel
- Shailesh MukhopadhyayCredits: Publicist
- Bhola SarkarCredits: Sound Assistant
- Baiju BawraCredits: Lyricist
- Shibkumar ChattopadhyayCredits: Playback Singer
- Anil NandanCredits: Sound Assistant
- Jyotirindra MoitraCredits: Playback Singer
- Joykrishna SanyalCredits: Playback Singer
- Ramnidhi GuptaCredits: Lyricist
- Subrata LahiriCredits: Assistant Camera
- Ram Mohan RoyCredits: Lyricist
- Kashinath BoseCredits: Assistant Editor
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