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Charulata: The Lonely Wife (1964)
Charulata (original title)

117 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   17 April 1964 (India)
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Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage... See full summary »

Director:

Satyajit Ray
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee ...
Amal
Madhabi Mukherjee Madhabi Mukherjee ...
Charulata
Shailen Mukherjee Shailen Mukherjee ...
Bhupati Dutta
Shyamal Ghoshal Shyamal Ghoshal ...
Umapada
Gitali Roy Gitali Roy ...
Manda
Bholanath Koyal Bholanath Koyal ...
Braja
Suku Mukherjee Suku Mukherjee ...
Nishikanta
Dilip Bose Dilip Bose ...
Shashanka
Joydeb Joydeb ...
Nilotpal Dey
Bankim Ghosh Bankim Ghosh ...
Jagannath
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Subrata Sensharma Subrata Sensharma ...
Motilal
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Storyline

Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage, he sees her loneliness and asks his brother-in-law,Umapada to keep her company. At the same time Bhupati's own brother, Amal, a would-be writer comes home finishing his college education. However, after several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.asutexas.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Loneliness | India | Poetry | Social Reform | Adultery  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

India

Language:

Bengali | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Charu - den ensamma kvinnan See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$77,820 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

R.D.Banshal & Co. See more »
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Mono
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Referenced in The Darjeeling Limited (2007) See more »