Ganga (1960) [N/A]

Featuring:
Ujjwal Bandyopadhyay, Durgadas Bannerjee, Shefali Bannerjee

Written by:
Samaresh Basu
Rajen Tarafder

Directed by:
Rajen Tarafder


Release Date:
January 1, 1960

Original Title:
গঙ্গা

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Cine Art

Production Countries:
India

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 151

Film about the lives of people on the banks of the Ganges.

This is one of the best films of great director Rajen Tarafdar. He has beautifully portrayed the life of fishermen and their relation with the river. Bilas a poor fisherman who had lost his father and spend his life by catching fish on the river Ganga. A simple girl suddenly changed his life and confused him a lot. After lots of confusion, he took a bold step, left his beloved, and moved towards sea for a better future and hope. Bilas lost his father in the sea. Therefore, he caught fish in the river Ganga and sold them to different fish sellers. One day he met a girl and fell in love with her. Their love was deep and they were very much committed to each other. Unfortunately, the girl also used to sell fish in market. Bilas and his community had a social taboo. They did not allow such relations, which might affect their business. The girl bought fish from Bilas. In such a situation, both of them became confused. The girl was eager to move away with him, but Bilas was not mentally prepared for the whole incident. Later Bilas had decided to leave his beloved and move towards the sea for a better future and hope.

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Rankings and Honors

Ganga (1960) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Awards Won: 1 win

Art Direction:
Ravi Chatterjee

Assistant Art Director:
Dibakar Das

Director:
Rajen Tarafdar

Director of Photography:
Dinen Gupta

Editor:
A. Rajan

Makeup Artist:
Pranananda Goswami

Music:
Rajen Sarkar
Salil Choudhury

Novel:
Samaresh Basu

Sound Recordist:
Abani Chattopadhyay

Writer:
Rajen Tarafdar

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