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1961

A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

Directed by Ritwik Ghatak
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale

Through the microcosmic perspectivising of a group of devoted and uncompromising IPTA workers, Ghatak with his signature style touches on varied issues of partition, idealism, corruption, the interdependence of art and life, the scope of art, and class-struggle.

Duration

2h 4m

Released

March 30, 1961

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Cast27

  • Supriya Choudhury
  • Abanish Banerjee
  • Anil Chatterjee
  • Satindra Bhattacharya
  • Gita Dey
  • Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay
  • Bijon Bhattacharya
  • Mantu Ghosh
  • Dwiju Bhawal

Part ofThe Partition Trilogy

Includes A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale (1961), The Cloud-Capped Star (1960), and The Golden Thread (1965).

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