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One's Own People (1968)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Tapan Sinha

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, and finds her "own people" in a group of educated, unemployed youth, who are caught up inexorably in the prevalent violence.

Actors

Chhaya Devi
Chhaya Devi
Anandamoyee
Swarup Dutta
Swarup Dutta
Robi
Rabi Ghosh
Rabi Ghosh
Haru Chakraborty (Politician)
Samit Bhanja
Samit Bhanja
Chheno
Sumita Sanyal
Sumita Sanyal
Lata
Gupi Banerjee
Gupi Banerjee
Juin Banerjee
Juin Banerjee
Bhanu Banerjee
Bhanu Banerjee
Politician
Partho Mukerjee
Partho Mukerjee
Mrinal Mukherjee
Mrinal Mukherjee
Asim Mukhopadhyay
Asim Mukhopadhyay
Rasuraj Chakraborthy
Rasuraj Chakraborthy
Premangshu Bose
Premangshu Bose
Jatin (Anandamoyee's relative)
Purnima Devi Barman
Purnima Devi Barman
Maid servant
Reba Devi
Reba Devi
Anandamoyee's Mother in law

Crews

Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha
Director
Indra Mitra
Indra Mitra
Story
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha
Music
Bimal Mukherjee
Bimal Mukherjee
Cinematography
Subodh Roy
Subodh Roy
Editor
Kartik Basu
Kartik Basu
Art Direction
Raja Kapoor
Raja Kapoor
Producer
R.N. Malhotra
R.N. Malhotra
Producer
T.M. Shah
T.M. Shah
Producer

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