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The Cloud-Capped Star

1960127 minutesDramaDirected by Ritwik Ghatak
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About the film

The Cloud-Capped Star at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1960 film at stop 224 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.

Principal cast

Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay, Bijon Bhattacharya and Gita Dey

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
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Full cast

Full cast

  • Supriya ChoudhuryCharacter: Nita
  • Anil ChatterjeeCharacter: Shankar
  • Gyanesh MukhopadhyayCharacter: Banshi Dutta
  • Bijon BhattacharyaCharacter: Taran Master
  • Gita DeyCharacter: Mother
  • Gita GhatakCharacter: Gita
  • Dwiju BhawalCharacter: Mantu
  • Niranjan RayCharacter: Sanat
  • Ranen Ray ChoudhuryCharacter: Baul singer
  • Abhi Bhattacharya
Full crew

Full crew

  • Ritwik GhatakCredits: Director, Screenplay
  • Dinen GuptaCredits: Director of Photography
  • Ramesh JoshiCredits: Editor
  • Jyotirindra MoitraCredits: Music
  • Shaktipada RajguruCredits: Story

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