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BENARASI (1963)

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Film details

Featuring

Soumitra Chatterjee Ruma Guha Thakurta Tarun Kumar
Country

India
Year

1963
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The COURTESAN Alternative

Synopsis

A girl kidnapped from her village is made into a courtesan until rescued by her childhood sweetheart who then marries her.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - cast member
    
    Soumitra Chatterjee
  - cast member
    
    Ruma Guha Thakurta
  - cast member
    
    Tarun Kumar
  - cast member
    
    Mumtaz Ahmed
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Arup Guha Thakurta
  - Production Company
    
    Film Kraft
  - Screenplay
    
    Arup Guha Thakurta
  - Based on a story by
    
    Bimal Mitra
  - Director of Photography
    
    Dinen Gupta
  - Music
    
    Ali Akbar Khan

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