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Charulata
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85/100
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Lowest is AlloCiné on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.
Details
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Writer
- Satyajit Ray
- Studio
- R.D. Bansal & Co.
- Released
- 17 April 1964
- Country
- India
- Language
- Bengali
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Awards
- 9 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →2 major awards won · 9 wins from 11 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 1965 | Silver Bear for Best Director | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 1965 | OCIC Award | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 1965 | Golden Bear | Satyajit Ray | Nominee |
| Valladolid International Film Festival 1968 | Golden Spike | Satyajit Ray | Nominee |
| Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 1965 | Best Actor | Shailen Mukherjee | Winner |
| Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 1965 | Best Actress | Madhabi Mukherjee | Winner |
| Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 1965 | Best Director | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 1965 | Best Screenplay | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
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11 awards — Charulata
×| OCIC Award | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Silver Bear for Best Director | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Satyajit Ray | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Shailen Mukherjee | Winner |
| Best Actress | Madhabi Mukherjee | Winner |
| Best Director | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Best Indian Films | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | R. D. Bansal and Satyajit Ray | Winner |
| Golden Spike | Satyajit Ray | Nominee |