The Desolate Beach

Original title: নির্জন সৈকতে

130 minutes • 1963 • 5.0 Score

A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964.

Tapan Sinha

Director