Nirjan Saikate
EnglishThe Desolate Beach
Directed byTapan Sinha
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Nirjan Saikate (Bengali: নির্জন সৈকতে) (English subtitle: The Desolate Beach) is a Bengali film directed by Tapan Sinha.[1] It was released in 1963. This movie is an adaptation of the novel by the same name from eminent Bengali writer Samaresh Basu, who wrote this travelogue under his pen name 'Kalkut'.[2][3][4] The film won the Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film at the 3rd IFFI.[5][4]

Plot

The writer is himself the protagonist. He is on his way to Puri by train. In the course of the journey he gets acquainted with a group of 4 Bengali widows accompanying their niece, also going to Puri. The writer was going to just get out of his day to day Kolkata life whereas these ladies were actually going to calm down their niece who had just suffered a breakup with her lover. The rest of the story revolves around these people and their attraction and involvement with the writer. The writer is amused with them and for his part tries to calm the girl. The story guides us around the different relationships the writer develops with each of the character he meets. The movie tries to show the social taboos for widows and teaches the philosophy that life is ahead of us and not behind. There is a pretty good description of Puri, Konark and Rambha. At the time this movie was shot it was possible for Tapan Sinha to shoot inside the Konark sun temple, also the bullock cart way to Konark is an extra for the viewer.

Cast

Awards

References

  1. "Nirjan Saikate (1963) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "Nirjan Saikate (1963)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "One of Asia's First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years". International Film Festival of India, Goa. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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  5. "One of Asia's First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years". International Film Festival of India, Goa. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "IFFI Best actress awards". 23 November 2019.
  7. "One of Asia's First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years". International Film Festival of India, Goa. 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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