Ek Din Achanak
7.1
“Will he return?”
Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, if anything led to his disappearance.
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Part of The Absence Trilogy
3 films
Cast
18 people
Shreeram Lagoo
Shashank Roy
Also in
Gandhi
Gehrayee
Roopali Ganguly
Seema
Shabana Azmi
Neeta Roy
Known for
Halo
Neerja
Uttara Baokar
Sudha Roy
Also in
Dor
Tamas
Aparna Sen
Aparna Choudhary
Known for
A Death in the Gunj
Roopa Ganguly
Seema Roy
Known for
Barfi!
Arjun Chakraborty
Amu
Also in
Wheel Chair
Kiranmala
Manohar Singh
Samar
Also in
Party
Tamas
Anil Chatterjee
Arun
Known for
The Big City
The Cloud-Capped Star
Lily Chakravarty
Neighbor
Known for
Chupke Chupke
Anjan Dutt
Alok
Known for
City of Joy
Purnima Devi
Also in
Ganadevata
Samadhan
Mrinal Sen Director · Ramapada Chowdhury Author Jyotishka Dasgupta Composer
First release September 14, 1989 · Produced in India · Original title एक दिन अचानक
Production
National Film Development Corporation of India
Production
India
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Languages
Original title
एक दिन अचानक
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi
Release dates
India · September 14, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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