Towards the Light (1944)

Anup writes for a newspaper, and his sister is invited to a girl's birthday party by her rich friend Gopa. After she leaves the party, accused of being a thief, Gopa comes to the house to ... See full summary »

Director:

Bimal Roy

Writers:

Bimal Roy (screenplay), Jyotirmoy Roy (dialogue)

Stars:

Maya Basu, Biswanath Bhaduri, Radhamohan Bhattacharya

Cast

Credited cast:
Maya Basu
Biswanath Bhaduri	...	Rajendranath
Radhamohan Bhattacharya	...	Anup
Smriti Biswas
Hiren Bose	...	(as Hiren Basu)
Leena Bose
Tulsi Chakraborty
Boken Chatterjee
Tarapada Choudhury
Devbala	...	(as Debabala)
Rajlakshmi Devi	...	(as Rajalakshmi)
Meera Dutta
Rada Hahan
Parul Kar
Rekha Mallick	...	Sumitra (as Rekha Mitra)

Storyline

Anup writes for a newspaper, and his sister is invited to a girl's birthday party by her rich friend Gopa. After she leaves the party, accused of being a thief, Gopa comes to the house to apologize and meets Anup. He refuses her personal apology, saying it's a societal problem. Anup's boss sends him to a rich official's office who needs a speech written. This man is Rajendra, brother of Gopa and husband of the birthday girl. The speech Anup writes goes well, so Rajendra steals Anup's manuscript for a novel and publishes it under his own name. Rajendra is praised for his insight into the issue of poverty, but the workers at his company go on strike. Anup and Rajendra's sister Gopa, support the striking workers, but his paid goons squelch the strike. Disillusioned by the hypocrisy, Gopa leaves her comfortable wealth behind to be with Anup.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Bengali

Also Known As:

Towards the Light

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

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Connections

Followed by Anjangarh (1948)

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