Overview
A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.
Cast
- Anil Chatterjee as Narrator
- Sharmila Tagore as Renu
- Chhaya Devi as Sejdi
- Bharati Devi
- Renuka Roy
- Ruma Guha Thakurta as Chhoto Boudi
- Pahadi Sanyal as Siddheshwar
- Jahar Ganguly as Hotel owner
- Rabi Ghosh as Panda of Puri
- Nripati Chatterjee as Salesman