Film · Drama
The Desolate Beach (1963)
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.
- Director
- Tapan Sinha
- Writers
- Tapan Sinha, Samaresh Basu
- Country
- India
- Language
- Bangla
- Release date
- May 17, 1963
- Original title
- নির্জন সৈকতে
Cast
Anil ChatterjeeNarrator
Sharmila TagoreRenu
Chhaya DeviSejdi
Bharati Devi
Renuka Roy
Ruma Guha ThakurtaChhoto Boudi
Pahadi SanyalSiddheshwar
Jahar GangulyHotel owner
Rabi GhoshPanda of Puri- Nripati ChatterjeeSalesman
- Upamanyu BanerjeeNikhil Sen
- Amar Mullick
- Khagesh Chakravarti
- Rathin Ghosh
Surya Chatterjee- Dilip Chatterjee
- Minati MishraOdissi dancer
