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Char Adhyay
Genres
Drama
Overview
Set in the Bengali Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. A group of young intellectuals get embroiled in the struggle for Indian independence, sometimes at the expense of their personal lives.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1997-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Bengali
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Nandini Ghosal
Ela
Sumanto Chattopadhyay
Atindra
Kaushik Gopal
Indranath
Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Rajat Kapoor
Shruti Yusufi
Ramchandra Parihar
Jaya Bachchan
Mahatma Gandhi
Self (archive footage)
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