A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
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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 class-struggle.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1961-03-30
Runtime: 124 mins
Director: Ritwik Ghatak
Spoken language: বাংলা
Genres: Drama, Music
Original title: A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
Production Companies: Chitrakalpa
Production Countries: India
Cast
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