The Cloud-Capped Star

The Cloud-Capped Star

1960 · 127 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama

A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.

Directed by Ritwik Ghatak · Written by Shaktipada Rajguru

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