The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
Meghe Dhaka Tara (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 6min
- Drama
- 14 Apr 1960 (India)
- Movie
A selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Supriya Choudhury | ... |
Nita
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| Anil Chatterjee | ... |
Shankar
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| Gyanesh Mukherjee | ... |
Banshi Dutta
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| Bijon Bhattacharya | ... |
Taran Master
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| Gita Dey | ... |
Mother
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| Gita Ghatak | ... |
Gita
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| Dwiju Bhawal | ... |
Mantu
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| Niranjan Ray | ... |
Sanat
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Satindra Bhattacharya |
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Jamini Chakraborty |
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Suresh Chatterjee | ... |
(as Suresh Chattopadhyay)
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Ranen Ray Choudhury | ... |
Baul singer
(as Ranen Chowdhury)
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Arati Das |
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Narayan Dhar |
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Sanat Dutta |
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Mumtaz Ahmed Khan |
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Devi Neogy |
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Shanti Sen |
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Directed by
| Ritwik Ghatak | ... | (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak) |
Written by
| Samiran Dutta | ... | (assistant scenario writer) |
| Ritwik Ghatak | ... | (scenario) (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak) |
| Shaktipada Rajguru | ... | (original story) |
| Rabindranath Tagore | ... | (lyrics) |
Produced by
| Ritwik Ghatak | ... | producer (as Shri Ritwik Kumar Ghatak) |
Music by
| Jyotirindra Moitra | ||
Cinematography by
| Dinen Gupta | ||
Editing by
| Ramesh Joshi | ||
Editorial Department
| Govinda Chatterjee | ... | assistant editor (as Gobinda Chattopadhyay) |
| Punu Sen | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Ravi Chatterjee | ... | (as Rabi Chattopadhyay) |
Set Decoration by
| Subodh Das | ... | (as Subodh Lal Das) |
| Surath Das | ||
| Barju Mohanty | ||
| Chhedilal Sharma | ||
Makeup Department
| Panchu Das | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Sakti Sen | ... | makeup artist (as Shakti Sen) |
Production Management
| Rathin Basu | ... | assistant production manager |
| Trailokya Das | ... | assistant production manager (as Trailokya) |
| Shailen Ghosh | ... | production manager |
| Ajit Lahiri | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Satyabrata Chattopadhyay | ... | assistant director |
| Samiran Dutta | ... | assistant director |
| Punu Sen | ... | assistant director |
| Shanti Sen | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Nitai Basu | ... | titles (as Nitai Bose) |
Sound Department
| Gilles Barberis | ... | audio restorer |
| Jyoti Chatterjee | ... | assistant re-recordist (as Jyoti Chattopadhyay) |
| Satyen Chatterjee | ... | re-recording (as Satyen Chattopadhyay) |
| Abani Chattopadhyay | ... | sound recordist: outdoor |
| Mrinal Guhathakurta | ... | sound recordist: studio |
| Bishnu Paridha | ... | assistant sound recordist: studio |
| Gajen Paridha | ... | assistant re-recordist (as Gajen) |
| Robin Sengupta | ... | assistant sound recordist: studio |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Prabhas Bhattacharya | ... | lighting |
| Krishnadhan Chakraborty | ... | assistant camera |
| Sunil Chakraborty | ... | assistant camera |
| Agnu Chowdhury | ... | assistant camera (as Agnu) |
| Bhabaranjan Das | ... | lighting |
| Keshto Das | ... | lighting |
| Sukhendu Dasgupta | ... | assistant camera |
| Shankar Guha | ... | assistant camera |
| Mahendra Kumar | ... | assistant camera |
| Anil Pal | ... | lighting |
| Soumendu Roy | ... | assistant camera (as Soumyendu Roy) |
Music Department
| Ravi Banks | ... | assistant composer (as Rabi Banks) |
| Debabrata Biswas | ... | playback singer |
| Hemanga Biswas | ... | playback singer |
| Jyoti Chatterjee | ... | assistant background music recordist (as Jyoti Chattopadhyay) / assistant music recordist (as Jyoti Chattopadhyay) |
| Satyen Chatterjee | ... | background music recordist (as Satyen Chattopadhyay) / music recordist (as Satyen Chattopadhyay) |
| Ranen Ray Choudhury | ... | playback singer (as Ranendra Narayan Roychowdhury) |
| Aloknath Dey | ... | assistant composer (as Alok Dey) |
| Gita Ghatak | ... | playback singer |
| Mantu Ghosh | ... | assistant composer (as Montu Ghosh) |
| A.T. Kanan | ... | playback singer |
| Bahadur Hussain Khan | ... | background music |
| Mahapurush Mishra | ... | background music |
| Gajen Paridha | ... | assistant background music recordist (as Gajen) / assistant music recordist (as Gajen) |
| Lakshmi Thyagarajan | ... | background music (as Lakkhi Tyag Rajan) |
Additional Crew
| Amalesh Chattopadhyay | ... | assistant production controller |
| Pijushkanti Gangopadhyay | ... | production controller |
| R.B. Mehta | ... | processing supervisor |
Thanks
| Kshiti Barman | ... | acknowledgment |
| Kumud Ranjan Bhattacharya | ... | acknowledgment |
| Hemanga Biswas | ... | acknowledgment |
| Taran Krishna Chakraborty | ... | acknowledgment |
| Ranen Ray Choudhury | ... | acknowledgment (as Ranendra Narayan Roy Chowdhury) |
| Rabi Das | ... | acknowledgment |
| Mahendra Gupta | ... | acknowledgment |
| A.T. Kanan | ... | acknowledgment |
| Malabika Kanan | ... | acknowledgment |
| Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay | ... | acknowledgment (as Dilip Mukhopadhyay) |
| Rina Roy | ... | acknowledgment |
| Sampriti Roy | ... | acknowledgment |
| Shriparna Roy | ... | acknowledgment |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Films sans Frontières (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2019) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Collection (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray) (subtitled)
- EchoEntertainmentPvtLtd (2014) (World-wide) (World Wide)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- trigon-film (1991) (Switzerland)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
"Meghe Dhaka Tara" tells the tragic story of the beautiful daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, living in the outskirts of Calcutta under modest circumstances. Neeta sacrifices everything for her family, including her personal happiness, her money, and her health, while her achievements are hardly ever recognized by the people around her. Written by meitschi |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Cloud-Capped Star (1960) was included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider. See more » |
| Goofs | When Nita meets her former lover at the tree near the pond (after about 90 minutes), a microphone is visible in the top left corner. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in New Directors, New Form (2011). See more » |