Kankal is a social horror drama which shows how a spirit can fulfil its desire with its intense power. The story begins with Abhay being killed by a skeleton and police come for the inspection. Dr. Sanyal takes us back to the story where Tarala got married to Rattan, a rich man. But Tarala's sister-in-law's brother, Abhay was in love with Tarala whom Tarala didn't like for his bad attitude and lower education. So to take the revenge, Abhay married Rattan's sister. By moulding Rattan, Abhay took all his wealth and tried to rape Tarala. Though Rattan came to save her, he was being driven out by Abhay. In this situation Tarala passes away unknowingly and Abhay tried to hide her dead body by throwing it in the river. Rattan unable to find his wife became mad and roamed around in search for her.
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Cast
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Paresh Bannerjee
Ratan
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Babla
Shishir Batabyal
Dr. Sanyal
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Headmaster
Nishithe
Dhiraj Bhattacharya
Abhay
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Adarsha Hindu Hotel
Hanabari
Jiben Bose
Agarwala
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Aankhijal
Beam of Light
Ketaki Dutta
Anima
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The Citizen
A Tale of a Naughty Girl
Naresh Mitra
Professor
Also in
Devdas
Andhare Alo
Mynavathi
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Abba! Aa Hudugi
Aaravalli
Prabhadevi
Katyayani
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Garmil
Kali Sarkar
Mohini Banerjee
Known for
The Music Room
Devi
Moloya Sarkar
Tarala
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Geeta Shome
Anuradha
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Naresh Mitra Director · Prabhat Ghosh Cinematographer Rajen Choudhury Editor
First release April 14, 1950 · Produced in India · Original title কঙ্কাল
Production
Madhuchakra Limited
Production
India
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Original title
কঙ্কাল
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
India · April 14, 1950
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