The Cloud-Capped Star

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The Cloud-Capped Star

1960

2h 7m

7.2(57 votes)

Drama

Overview

A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.

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10 members

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Supriya Choudhury

Nita

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Anil Chatterjee

Shankar

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Gyanesh Mukherjee

Banshi Dutta

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Bijon Bhattacharya

Taran Master

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Gita Dey

Mother

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Gita Ghatak

Gita

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Dwiju Bhawal

Mantu

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Niranjan Ray

Sanat

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Ranen Ray Choudhury

Baul singer

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Abhi Bhattacharya

Unknown Role

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