Principal cast
Supriya Choudhury as Nita, Anil Chatterjee as Shankar, Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay as Banshi Dutta, Bijon Bhattacharya as Taran Master, and Gita Dey as Mother
Film 195 of 244 on the Screen Path
The Cloud-Capped Star
About the film
The Cloud-Capped Star at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1960 film at stop 195 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.
Key craft credits
Dinen Gupta (director of photography), Ramesh Joshi (editor), and Ritwik Ghatak (screenplay)
- Director
- Ritwik Ghatak
- Release
- 1960-04-13
- Runtime
- 127 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- 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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