Akaler Sandhane

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Akaler Sandhane is a critically acclaimed 1980 Bengali film by director Mrinal Sen that explores the lingering social and psychological impact of the 1943 Bengal famine through a film-within-a-film narrative.

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instanceOf Bengali-language film
film
awardReceived National Film Award for Best Direction
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
National Film Award for Best Screenplay
Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize
cinematographyBy K. K. Mahajan
countryOfOrigin India
criticalReception critically acclaimed
depicts class conflict
film crew interacting with villagers
rural Bengal
director Mrinal Sen
editedBy Gangadhar Naskar
filmFestivalScreening Berlin International Film Festival
filmingLocation West Bengal, India
linked to: West Bengal
genre drama film
social realist film
hasTheme ethics of filmmaking
exploitation and poverty
memory and trauma
urban-rural divide
mainSubject 1943 Bengal famine
psychological impact of famine
social impact of famine
movement New Wave Indian cinema
musicBy B. V. Karanth
narrativeDevice film-within-a-film
notableFor meta-cinematic narrative structure
politically engaged storytelling
originalLanguage Bengali
partOf Indian parallel cinema
producer Mrinal Sen
publicationDate 1980
releaseDecade 1980s
runtime approximately 120 minutes
screenwriter Mrinal Sen
setInPeriod post-1943 Bengal
stars Dhritiman Chatterjee
Gita Sen
Kalyan Chatterjee
Satya Bannerjee
Smita Patil
titleTranslation In Search of Famine

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Mrinal Sen notableWork Akaler Sandhane