Komal Gandhar
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Komal Gandhar is a 1961 Bengali film by Ritwik Ghatak, noted for its exploration of Partition’s impact on theatre artists and its innovative use of music and sound.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali-language film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
E-Flat
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Komal Gandhaar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Dilip Rajan Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflicts within a theatre troupe
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tension between personal relationships and political commitment ⓘ |
| director | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmmakerStyle | melodrama blended with political commentary ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a leftist theatre group ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political film ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation |
considered one of Ritwik Ghatak’s major works
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regarded as a classic of Bengali cinema ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Partition of India
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cultural identity ⓘ displacement ⓘ idealism and disillusionment ⓘ refugee experience ⓘ theatre and politics ⓘ |
| movement | Indian parallel cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jyotirindra Moitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Partition’s impact on theatre artists
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innovative use of music and sound ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf | Ritwik Ghatak’s Partition trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionContext | post-independence Indian art cinema ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Meghe Dhaka Tara
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Subarnarekha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-Partition Bengal ⓘ |
| uses |
classical music
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folk songs ⓘ sound motifs related to trains and migration ⓘ |
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