A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
1961 · 2h 4m · N/A
Drama, Music
Directed by
Ritwik Ghatak
Overview
Set in 1950s Calcutta against the partition of India, the plot follows two rival factions born out of the divided leadership of the radical IPTA theater movement. Amidst their intense creative differences, a romance develops between two uprooted refugees, Bhrigu and Anusuya.
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