The Desolate Beach
Tapan Sinha1963-05-17
5
130 min
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Anil Chatterjee | Narrator | Unowned |
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Sharmila Tagore | Renu | Unowned |
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Chhaya Devi | Sejdi | Unowned |
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Bharati Devi | Unowned | |
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Renuka Roy | Unowned | |
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Ruma Guha Thakurta | Chhoto Boudi | Unowned |
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Pahadi Sanyal | Siddheshwar | Unowned |
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Jahar Ganguly | Hotel owner | Unowned |
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Rabi Ghosh | Panda of Puri | Unowned |
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Nripati Chatterjee | Salesman | Unowned |
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Upamanyu Banerjee | Nikhil Sen | Unowned |
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Amar Mullick | Unowned | |
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Khagesh Chakravarti | Unowned | |
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Rathin Ghosh | Unowned | |
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Surya Chatterjee | Unowned | |
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Dilip Chatterjee | Unowned | |
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Minati Mishra | Odissi dancer | Unowned |