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The Cloud-Capped Star(Movie, 1960)

Original title: "মেঘে ঢাকা তারা" (Bengali/BN)
2h 7min | Genre: Drama
The Cloud-Capped StarRating: 3.6/5 (with 2020 votes)
Meghe Dhaka Tara (Bengali: মেঘে ঢাকা তারা Mēghē Ḍhākā Tārā, lit. The Cloud-Capped Star) is a 1960 film written and directed by Ritwik Ghatak, based on a social novel by Shaktipada Rajguru with the same title. It stars Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gita Dey, Bijon Bhattacharya, Niranjan Roy, and Gyanesh Mukherjee. It was part of a trilogy consisting of Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960), Komal Gandhar (1961), and Subarnarekha (1962), all dealing with the aftermath of the Partition of Bengal during the Partition of India in 1947 and the refugees coping with it. ()
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About The Cloud-Capped Star

The tragic story of the beautiful daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan. Neeta, the protagonist, sacrifices everything for her unappreciative family.

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Ritwik Ghatak Retrospective | Trailer | Nov. 1-6(Trailer, 1:13)

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Ritwik Ghatak Retrospective | Trailer | Nov. 1-6 (Trailer) | The Cloud-Capped Star (Clip)

Additional Information

Production country: India
Made by: Chitrakalpa
Original language: Bengali (BN)
Spoken languages: Bengali (BN)
Translated into 10 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/13/1960
Director: Ritwik Ghatak
Producer: Ritwik Ghatak
Screenwriter: Ritwik Ghatak
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Estrella nublada"
"Meghe Dhaka Tara"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

3 movies in the Collection

1960 The Cloud-Capped Star
1961 Komal Gandhar ("কোমল গান্ধার")
1965 Subarnarekha ("সুবর্ণরেখা")

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