The Golden Thread

The Golden Thread

1965 · 123 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama

After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.

Directed by Ritwik Ghatak · Written by Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala

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Madhabi Mukherjee Sita
Satindra Bhattacharya Abhiram as an adult
Abhi Bhattacharya Ishwar Chakraborty
Gita Dey Koushalya
Bijon Bhattacharya Haraprasad
Indrani Chakrabarty Little Sita
Abanish Banerjee Hari Babu
Shyamal Ghoshal Benimadhab
Arun Chowdhury Gurudev
Pitambar Rambilas
Ranen Ray Choudhury Baul singer
Jahar Roy Mukherjee

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