Neel Akasher Neechey

Neel Akasher Neechey
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Directed by Mrinal Sen
Produced by Hemanta Bela Production
Written by Based on short story "Chini Feriwala" written by Mahadevi Varma[1]
Starring Kali Banerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy, Smriti Biswas, Suruchi Sengupta, Ajit Chatterjee and Rasaraj Chatterjee
Music by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
Cinematography Sailaja Chatterjee
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
 133 minutes
Country India
Language Bengali

Neel Akasher Neechey (Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীচে Nil akasher niche, "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1959 Bengali language film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Hemanta Mukherjee, starring Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy and others.

Set in the background of the last days of the British Raj in Calcutta, the film explores the lives of a number of characters, including the platonic relationship between an immigrant Chinese wage worker, Wang Lu, and the main female character called Basanti. The film had overt political overtones and was the first film to be banned by the Government of India.[2] The ban was effective for two months.[3]

Plot

This story revolves with the struggle of a Chinese man Wang lu works as hawker in Kolkata. Basanti, a house-wife, involves with anti British movement. Her husband, doesn’t like his wife’s activities but he can’t prevent her. Wang lu left his country China and came to India, started his own small business meets Basanti. He imagines her as his own lost sister. One day police arrests Basanti and sends her to jail. Wang, inspired by Basanti's dedication to the country decides to return to his own country. When Basanti frees from jail he goes to their house and gives her, his sister’s chain and locket. Basanti and her husband gives him farewell.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ https://www.totalnewsbd.com/tag/indian-cinema/
  2. ↑ "Know about the first movie banned in the independent India!". India TV.
  3. ↑ "Clamping down on creativity". The Hindu.


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