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Komal Gandhar

"A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale"Movie
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Komal Gandhar
NR 2 hr 14 minMusic, DramaPartition trilogy PosterPart of Partition trilogy
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Through the microcosmic perspectivising of a group of devoted and uncompromising IPTA workers Ghatak with his signature style touches on varied issues of partition idealism corruption the interdependence of art and life the scope of art and classstruggle
StarringSupriya ChoudhuryAbanish BanerjeeAnil Chatterjee
DirectorRitwik Kumar Ghatak

Partition trilogy

Ritwick Ghatak was averse to the term “refugee problem”. In one of his interviews, he said, “I have tackled the refugee problem, as you have used the term, not as a ‘refugee’ problem. To me it was the division of a culture and I was shocked”. This shock would give birth to a trilogy on the Partition – Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-capped Star), 1960; Komal Gandhar (E Flat), 1961; and Subarnarekha (The Golden Thread), 1962. In them, he highlighted the insecurity and anxiety engendered by the homelessness of the refugees of Bengal; tried to convey how Partition struck at the roots of Bengali culture; and sought to express the nostalgia and yearning that many Bengalis felt for their pre-Partition way of life.

Movie Details

Original Language:Bengali
Production Companies:Chitrakalpa
Movie Tags:india