The Wedding Day

The tragic story set in the late 1930s, just before famine struck Bengal. It tells of the marriage of a dumpy middle-aged salesman of small goods to a beautiful teenager, and how, after initial days of happiness together, a series of misfortunes strike which slowly embitter the man.

Director: Mrinal Sen

Cast: Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay, Madhabi Mukherjee, Hemangini Devi, Sumita Dasgupta, Umanath Bhattacharya, Anup Kumar, Rajlakshmi Devi, Asha Devi

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