The Coward

– Amitabha Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee) is a Calcutta based scriptwriter who is driving around in the cou..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 10 Minutes
Release Year:
1965
Original Name:
কাপুরুষ
The Coward (1965) - Also known as কাপুরুষ

Amitabha Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee) is a Calcutta based scriptwriter who is driving around in the country to collect material for a film. His vehicle breaks down in a small town. A tea planter, Bimal Gupta, offers hospitality for the night. Amitabha is forced to accept the offer as he has no alternative.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

07 May 1965

Language:

Bengali, English

Director:

Satyajit Ray

Writer:

Premendra Mitra (story "Janaiko Kapurusher Kahini"), Satyajit Ray (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Santi Chatterjee

Plot:

Amitabha Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee), a sriptwriter has a breakdown near a tea-estate and he is offered a place to stay by the estate manager (Haradhan Banerjee) at his bungalow. When he reaches, Amitabha finds out that the manager is married to his ex-girlfriend, Karuna (Madhabi Mukherjee). The manager has invited Amitabha to assuage his own boredom # and fails to notice the uneasiness between his wife and the guest. The plot unfolds over a period of approximately one-day when they have dinner, breakfast and go for a picnic # and small gestures rekindle Amitabha's memories. Through a series of flashbacks, he remembers their first meeting, courtship and separation (which was solely because of his lack of courage to make a commitment). Amitabha's current affluence and his suspicion of Karuna's unhappiness leads him to propose to Karuna once again but she is inclined to believe that the time to muster up courage has gone past.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

R.D.Banshal & Co.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10