Sova Sen Movies

This drama is about a family struggling to survive among the poor of Calcutta. The story paints a realistic but still quite dismal picture of urban death throes. Rajat (Joy Bannerjee) has inherited his brother's mantle as keeper of the family after his brother is killed in a union demonstration. Unlike his deceased sibling, Rajat is a dreamer whose ideals run counter to financial success, or even having a normal love relationship. Because of his ethics, he refuses a job that might compromise his standards; because of his morals, he refuses to bed his devoted girlfriend. Naturally, the family members are a little dubious about his ability to lead them into survival mode, let alone prosperity. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Bengali filmmaker Manoj Bhattacharya directs this social realist drama written by Bimal Roy and Rabindranath Tagore. The film centers on the pure-hearted Kalyani (Pronoti Ghosh) who is also a mute. When Pranabesh (Sunil Dasgupta) learns of her disability only after the wedding, he cruelly insists on continuing his relationship with his lover Sujata. After a humiliating encounter where Kalyani learns the truth about her womanizing husband, the heroine returns to her family home. Pranabesh sees the light and tracks down his wife just before she is about to commit suicide. This film features the screen debut of Ritwik Ghatak. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide