Charulata

Charulata

117 mins | Drama, Romance | April 17, 1964

In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art. But over time a sexual attraction develops, with heartbreaking results.

Charulata

117 mins | Drama, Romance | April 17, 1964

Charulata
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art. But over time a sexual attraction develops, with heartbreaking results.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers R.D.Banshal & Co.
Original title চারুলতা
Directors Girish Ranjan, Ramen Chatterjee, Amiya Sanyal, Satyajit Ray
Writers Tansen, Ram Mohan Roy, Jaidev, Ramnidhi Gupta, Baiju Bawra, Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

as Charulata

Shailen Mukherjee

as Bhupati Dutta

Shyamal Ghoshal

as Umapada

Gitali Roy

as Mandakini (Manda)

Dilip Bose

as Shashanka

Nilotpal Dey

as Joydeb

Bankim Ghosh

as Jagannath

Bholanath Koyal

as Braja

Kamu Mukherjee

as Fellow Liberal at the Party

Suku Mukherjee

as Nisikanta

Subrata Sensharma

as Motilal