1964 · 117 min · NR

Charulata

Name: Charulata
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1964
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal, Gitali Roy

Directed by Satyajit Ray · Drama, Romance

Charulata (1964) is a Drama film, directed by Satyajit Ray set in Kolkata during the 1800s.

Themes of love & longing, isolation, and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Satyajit Ray

Cinematography

Subrata Mitra

Cast

Madhabi MukherjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeShailen MukherjeeShyamal GhoshalGitali RoySubrata SensharmaBankim GhoshDilip Bose

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Kolkata

Setting

Urban

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Isolation Betrayal

Tone

MelancholicContemplativeRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Charulata

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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