: After years of bitterness and an impending marriage between Shekhar and a woman of his father's choice, Shekhar discovers his father's conniving schemes. In a climactic defiance of his father's greed, he breaks down the wall separating their homes and publicly claims Lalita as his wife. Key Details Director : Pradeep Sarkar Setting : 1960s Calcutta
Author: Sharmistha Gooptu In: Bengali Cinema: ‘An Other Nation’ (Routledge, 2010) Focus: How the film re-imagines the traditional Bengali gentlewoman for urban, pan-Indian audiences. index of parineeta 2005
