The scion of a wealthy landowner family turns to alcohol and self-pity and slowly self-destructs after class differences force him to break off his relationship with his childhood sweetheart.
Acting
Soumitra Chatterjee's descent into magnificent ruin.
Cinematography
Opulent zamindar estates vs. crushing poverty.
Score
Songs that'll haunt you for weeks.
Director
Dilip Roy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the 19th film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1917 novel — Bengalis are obsessed.
Supriya Choudhury had already played Parbati in a 1967 version; here she graduates to Chandramukhi.
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