Atithi (1965)
1h 52m
Running Time
June 4, 1965
Release Date
Plot.
This is the story of the wanderlust in a teenage boy, Tarapada, who often ran away from his home for days to groups of wandering players, musicians and acrobats. Based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore.
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Cast & Crew.
Partho Mukerjee
Tarapada / Playback Singer
Basabi Bannerjee
Charushashi
Ajitesh Bandopadhyay
Samita Biswas
Tarapada's mother
Geeta Mukherjee
Salil Dutta
Bankim Ghosh
Mithu Mukherjee
Actress
Smita Sinha
Soumen Mukhopadhyay
Binoy Lahiri
Rasaraj Chakraborty
Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay
Director of Photography
Subodh Roy
Editor
Tapan Sinha
Music / Director / Screenplay
Rabindranath Tagore
Story
Suniti Mitra
Art Direction
Satinath Mukhopadhyay
Playback Singer
Utpala Sen
Playback Singer
Krishna Bose
Details.
Release Date
June 4, 1965
Original Name
অতিথি
Status
Released
Running Time
1h 52m
Genres
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Wiki.
Atithi (literally The Guest; also known by the alternative English title The Runaway) is a 1965 Bengali drama film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Tapan Sinha. It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the National Award (Certificate of Merit) for the Second Best Feature Film. It also won several BFJA Awards. It was India's competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was remade in Hindi as Geet Gaata Chal.