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Letter from the Wife

Letter from the Wife

Genres

Drama

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A worthy companion to Ray’s Charulata, the film is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore where a young wife goes against her family to save a young girl from the atrocities of the society.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Bengali

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

01 January 1972

Country

India

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

Madhabi Mukherjee

Ashim Chakarbarti

Ashim Chakarbarti

Santosh Dutta

Santosh Dutta

Doctor

Smita Sinha

Smita Sinha

Nimu Bhowmick

Nimu Bhowmick

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