Akash Kusum
Appearance
Akash Kusum, Up in the Clouds | |
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![]() poster of Akash Kusum | |
Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
Written by | Ashish Barman |
Produced by | Purbachal Film Productions |
Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Aparna Sen Subhendu Chatterjee |
Cinematography | Sailaja Chatterjee |
Music by | Sudhin Dasgupta |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Akash Kusum (Bengali: আকাশ কুসুম; lit. "Up in the Clouds") is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian parallel film director Mrinal Sen. The film was loosely remade in Hindi as Manzil (1979).
Plot
[edit]It is the story of the longings of a middle-class executive to rise in stature and social acceptability. The young man trying to find a place in the corporate world innocently bluffs a young girl he chances upon. The bluff becomes disastrous for him, and for their relationship.
Cast
[edit]- Soumitra Chatterjee as Ajay
- Aparna Sen as Manika
- Subhendu Chatterjee
- Haradhan Bandopadhyay
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Akash Kusum at IMDb
Categories:
- 1965 films
- 1965 drama films
- 1960s Indian films
- Bengali-language Indian films
- Films directed by Mrinal Sen
- Films set in Kolkata
- 1960s business films
- Indian business films
- Bengali films remade in other languages
- Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners
- 1960s Bengali-language films
- Bengali-language film stubs
- 1960s film stubs