The Cloud-Capped Star

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The Cloud-Capped Star is a landmark 1960 Indian Bengali drama film by Ritwik Ghatak, renowned for its poignant portrayal of a self-sacrificing woman amid the social and emotional fallout of Partition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian film
film
countryOfOrigin India
creativeWorkCreator Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED
director Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED
hasDirector Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED
hasGenre drama
hasSubject economic hardship
family dynamics
gender roles
sacrifice
tragedy
hasTheme Partition of India NERFINISHED
emotional trauma
family responsibility
self-sacrifice
social dislocation
mainCharacter Neeta NERFINISHED
medium black-and-white film
movement Indian parallel cinema
notableFor depiction of refugees after Partition
poignant portrayal of a self-sacrificing woman
originalLanguage Bengali
originalTitle Meghe Dhaka Tara NERFINISHED
partOf Ritwik Ghatak filmography NERFINISHED
protagonistGender female
publicationDate 1960
releaseDecade 1960s
setInCountry India NERFINISHED
setInPeriod post-Partition Bengal
setInRegion West Bengal NERFINISHED
title The Cloud-Capped Star NERFINISHED

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Meghe Dhaka Tara titleTranslation The Cloud-Capped Star