A River Called Titas (1973)

A 1973 Bangladeshi film it describes the life of the fishermen on the bank of the Titas River in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.

Director:

Ritwik Ghatak

Writers:

Advaita Malla Burman (story) (as Advaita Mulya Barman), Ritwik Ghatak (script)

Stars:

Rosy Samad, Kabori Sarwar, Rawshan Zamil

Cast

Credited cast:
Rosy Samad	...	Basanti
Kabori Sarwar	...	Rajar Jhi
Rawshan Zamil	...	Basanti's mother
Rani Sarkar	...	Mungli
Sufia Rustam	...	Udaytara
Prabir Mitra	...	Kishore
Shafikul Islam	...	Ananta
Golam Mustafa	...	Ramprasad / Kader Mian
Ritwik Ghatak	...	Tilakchand
Fakrul Hasan Boiragi	...	Nibaran
Banani Choudhury	...	Moral ginni
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Farid Ali
Narayan Chakraborty	...	Moral
Chetana Das
Abul Hayat	...	Thakur

Storyline

A fisherman, Kishore, marries Basanti when he visits a nearby village. After their wedding night (during which the couple is almost too shy to speak), she is kidnapped on the river. When she is found, she has amnesia; although Basanti does not remember her new husband's name or what he looks like, she remembers the name of his village. Ten years pass before she attempts to find him with their son, who sees his mother as a goddess. Some residents of Kishore's village refuse to share food with Basanti and her son because of the ever-present threat of starvation.

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Plot Keywords:

escape | insanity | abduction | river | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Ghatak appears in the film as a boatman, and Basanti's story is the first of several melodramatic tales.

User Reviews

Interesting, but...

The storytelling here is segmented and leans heavily on symbolism, but the acting is distractingly poor. It is difficult to stomach the dialogue, but that may be a translation/captioning issue.

Details

Country:

India Bangladesh

Language:

Bengali

Release Date:

27 July 1973 (Bangladesh)

Also Known As:

A River Called Titas

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

159 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (35 mm version) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1