Backdrop image for movie The Desolate Beach

The Desolate Beach (1963)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Anil ChatterjeeAnil ChatterjeeNarrator
  • Photo of Sharmila TagoreSharmila TagoreRenu
  • Photo of Chhaya DeviChhaya DeviSejdi
  • Photo of Bharati DeviBharati Devi
  • Photo of Renuka RoyRenuka Roy
  • Photo of Ruma Guha ThakurtaRuma Guha ThakurtaChhoto Boudi
  • Photo of Pahadi SanyalPahadi SanyalSiddheshwar
  • Photo of Jahar GangulyJahar GangulyHotel owner
  • Photo of Rabi GhoshRabi GhoshPanda of Puri
  • Photo of Nripati ChatterjeeNripati ChatterjeeSalesman

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