The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)
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Cast
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Aparna Sen
Known for
A Death in the Gunj
Subhendu Chatterjee
Also in
Days and Nights in the Forest
The Red Door
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Known for
The Namesake
Bhanu Banerjee
Also in
Galpo Holeo Satti
Hatey Bazarey
Sumitra Mukherjee
Also in
House of Memories
Didi
Samit Bhanja
Also in
Days and Nights in the Forest
Guddi
Lily Chakravarty
Known for
Chupke Chupke
Gita Dey
Known for
The Cloud-Capped Star
Rabi Ghosh
Known for
The Stranger
Chinmoy Roy
Also in
The Zoo
Charmurti
Mahua Roy Chowdhury
Also in
Sriman Prithviraj
Dadar Kirti
Dipankar Dey
Known for
The Stranger
Dilip Roy Director · Samaresh Basu Story Girish Padhiar Cinematographer
First release October 22, 1982 · Produced in India · Original title অমৃতকুম্ভের সন্ধানে
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India
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Original title
অমৃতকুম্ভের সন্ধানে
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
India · October 22, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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