The Lonely Wife
– Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to..
Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage, he sees her loneliness and asks his brother-in-law,Umapada to keep her company. At the same time Bhupati's own brother, Amal, a would-be writer comes home finishing his college education. However, after several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship.
17 Apr 1964
Bengali, English
Satyajit Ray
Rabindranath Tagore (from the story "Nastaneer"), Satyajit Ray (scenario), Satyajit Ray (screenplay)
Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal
Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage, he sees her loneliness and asks his brother-in-law,Umapada to keep her company. At the same time Bhupati's own brother, Amal, a would-be writer comes home finishing his college education. However, after several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship.
2 wins & 1 nomination.
Amanda Films Ltd