Daughter of the Sun

Name: Daughter of the Sun
Director: Alamgir Kabir
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1975-01-01
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Bulbul Ahmed, Rajashree Bose, Jayasree Kabir, Golam Mustafa, Sumita Devi

1975 · 110 min · ★ 8.5 · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

A jobless imaginative artist finds his fantasies when a sculpture he creates comes to life every night.

Directed by Alamgir Kabir · Written by Alamgir Kabir

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Bulbul Ahmed Lenin Chowdhury
Rajashree Bose Labonno / Sujola
Jayasree Kabir Monica Biswas
Golam Mustafa Lenin's Father
Sumita Devi Lenin's Mother
Ajoy Bandyopadhyay Shopworker
Syed Ahsan Ali Russell
Maya Hazarika Monica's mother
Kaffey Khan Art admirer
Sirajul Islam Mama
Flora Sarkar Shipra
Rani Sarkar Shipra's mother

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