Suchitra Sen
Biography: Suchitra Sen was an Indian actress who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema. The movies in which she was repeatedly paired opposite Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Bengali cinema. Often referred to as the Madhubala of Bengal, Roma Dasgupta, who was born in Pabna district on April 6 in the year 1931, made her Tollywood debut in 1952 with ‘Shesh Kothay’ which never saw the light of day. The following year, she filmed ‘Sharey Chuattor’ with none other than the heartthrob of Bengal at the time – Uttam Kumar, and her career took off. Her first official release, however, was Sukumar Dasgupta's Saat Number Kayedi (1953). More than anything else, audiences loved the chemistry of the two stars. Sen and Kumar went on to do several hit films together like ‘Harano Sur’ and ‘Saptapadi’ and were loved by film watchers so much that their names 'Uttam-Suchitra' are still taken together by Bengali film lovers. From 1979 on, she retreated from public life and shunned all forms of public contact; for this she is often compared to Greta Garbo. In 2005, she refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest cinematic award in India, to stay out of the public eye.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 05, 1931
Deathday: January 16, 2014
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Agni Pariksha
1954-09-03
Agni Pariksha
Overview: Love story of Tapasi and Kiriti in the backdrop of social and cultural conflict regarding marriages and progressiveness.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-09-03
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Beyond Death
1954-06-25
Beyond Death
Overview: Rai Bahadur Bhujanga Choudhury married Smritikana many years after the death of her first wife. Often she remembers the incidents in her previous life and she behaves in extremely unnatural way. Tanima (Suchitra Sen) is the daughter of Bhujanga from his first marriage. Tanima takes his stepmother Smritikana to the hospital for treatment. There Tanima fell in love with the Doctor Ashok (Uttamkumar) who was treating Smritikana. When she saw Dr. Ashok first time, Smritikana behaved in an weird way and she thought Ashok is his Son. Although in love with Tanima, Ashok refused to marry her because he himself is an orphan and doesn't know his parents. One day while Dr. Ashok was talking to his senior Dr (who looked after Ashok since his childhood) and Tanima, suddenly they heard some people chasing a thief (Gurudas). When the thief entered, Smritikana devi saw him and instantly recognized him as Gurudas. Then the story from her previous birth unfolded.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-06-25
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Trijama
1956-02-16
Trijama
Overview: Swarupa, an introvert, fails to express her love to Kushal, who falls for Abala, a rich and beautiful woman. However, things take a sharp turn when greedy Abala leaves him for a wealthier man. Based on the story by eminent Bengali writer Subodh Ghosh who was also a member of the screen adaptation team.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-02-16
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Aandhi
1975-02-13
Aandhi
Overview: J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician, and chooses to be discrete about it. When she recovers, she and he fall in love; get married in a small marriage ceremony, have a daughter, and thereafter differences arise to such an extent that they decide to separate. Years pass J.K. and Aarti meet again when she is an established politician, both are still attracted to each other, but she does not want her name to be tarnished and stigmatized as a "separated" woman.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1975-02-13
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Shilpi
1956-11-30
Shilpi
Overview: A poor guy named Dhiman (Uttam Kumar) found a shelter in a rich man house but eventually fell in love with his daughter, Anjana (Suchitra Sen). Despite trying to make a name for himself by painting and sculpting, Dhiman and Anjana went through all kinds of turmoil to be together.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-11-30
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Devdas
1955-12-30
Devdas
Overview: Childhood sweethearts grow up in a small village with a love-hate relationship which changes to love when they mature.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1955-12-30
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Rajlakshmi O Srikanta
1958-02-27
Rajlakshmi O Srikanta
Overview: Srikanta meets Pyaribai who is his childhood love Rajlakhsmi. Adapted from a noted novel 'Srikanta' of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, the film focuses on social issues. Srikanta goes to his friend Mahendra Rao's celebration where he meets Piyaribai. Although he can not recognizes her but Piyari knows him well as Srikanta was her childhood love. Piyari reveals the past fact of how she becomes so from Rajlakshmi. She was forced by the wicked society, poverty and misfortune she had to take this profession
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-02-27
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Surya Toran
1958-11-21
Surya Toran
Overview: The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-11-21
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Datta
1976-01-01
Datta
Overview: Bijoya, the daughter of a zamindar, falls in love with a learned doctor, Naren.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Indrani
1958-10-10
Indrani
Overview: Indrani Mukherjee the only daughter of a staunch brahmin in a village studies at Kolkata and stays in a girls' hostel. She meets Sudarshan Dutta, who had a brilliant career as a student and is doing his PhD. They fall in love, and Indrani wants to get married with him as soon as possible. She goes back to her village and informs her father of her intention to get married, Indrani's father takes umbrage as Sudarshan is not a Brahmin and also unemployed. Sudarshan too warns Indrani that he won't be able to provide for her. Indrani marries Sudarshan and is tormented at Sudarshan's house by his mother and sisters in law because of several emotional strains at play. To avoid further complications at home, Indrani gets a job as a teacher in Dinajpur. One day, after a heated exchange between two people that started their journey fiercely loving and trusting one another, Sudarshan leaves Indrani and goes in search of a job elsewhere.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-10-10
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Priyo Bandhabi
1975-10-03
Priyo Bandhabi
Overview: A woman runs away from her husband and is helped out by a homeless man.
Genres: Romance Drama Crime
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1975-10-03
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Champakali
1957-01-01
Champakali
Overview: A tale of sublime love and love's supreme sacrifice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Alo Amar Alo
1971-01-01
Alo Amar Alo
Overview: A rich industrialist and womanizer, Nirendra, has a poor woman, Atashi, kidnapped. In the struggle, she loses her memory. Atashi recovers in Nirendra's care and the two begin to fall in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Lost Melody
1957-09-06
The Lost Melody
Overview: An amnesiac man escapes the hospital he has been admitted to and is aided by doctor Roma Banerjee, who takes him to her father's country house. While treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry, but an accident makes him remember his life as a rich man in Calcutta and completely forget the time spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1957-09-06
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Sagarika
1956-01-02
Sagarika
Overview: The all-time favourite on-screen couple of the Bengali cinema not just created many memorable romantic moments but also shattered many taboos around romance, just like in the 1956 classic ‘Sagarika’. Made by the directorial group Agragami, its story follows a young talented lad Arun (Uttam Kumar) with a big dream of studying medicine abroad and the women he comes across. Arun, after being blind for a period, finally reunites with his love and life becomes all good.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-01-02
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Sadanander Mela
1954-01-01
Sadanander Mela
Overview: Sadananda, a wanderer, brings about a positive change in the lives of everyone around him when he starts living in a renowned man's unoccupied mansion along with the family of a little girl, Runu.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Saat Pake Bandha
1963-03-31
Saat Pake Bandha
Overview: Archana (Suchitra Sen) falls in love with Sukhendu (Soumitra Chatterjee), a serious University Lecturer, much to the chargin her snobbish and interfering mother (Chhaya Devi) for whom Sukhendu is just not good enough for her daughter or their family. Archana however, is adamant and with the approval of her father (Pahadi Sanyal) gets married to Sukhendu. The mother continues to interfere in the marriage constantly reminding her son-in-law of his poverty. Suffering from divided loyalties, Archana's problems are aggravated when Sukhendu insists she sever all ties with her mother. Archana separates from Sukhendu and stays independently completing her studies. When she finally accepts her wifely duties and returns home it is too late as Sukhendu has resigned and gone abroad.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1963-03-31
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Chandranath
1957-11-14
Chandranath
Overview: Feeling lonely after his father's death, Chandranath meets and falls in love with a poor widow's daughter during his travels. Later, secrets from her past come to haunt him.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1957-11-14
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Seven Steps
1961-10-20
Seven Steps
Overview: During WWII an army doctor is brought a drunken Anglo-Indian woman, whom he'd once loved, for treatment.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1961-10-20
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Ora Thakey Odharey
1954-02-05
Ora Thakey Odharey
Overview: In post-partition Bengal, a clash of cultures between neighbors ignites a turbulent yet tender tale of rivalry, love, and unexpected alliances.
Genres: Comedy Family Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-02-05
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Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
1953-01-02
Chaitanya : devotee of Krishna
Overview: The story of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu .
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1953-01-02
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Bombai Ka Babu
1960-01-01
Bombai Ka Babu
Overview: A man on the run pretends to be the long-lost son of a wealthy family. To complicate matters, he falls in love with the woman who is supposed to be his sister.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Musafir
1957-01-01
Musafir
Overview: The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Annapurnar Mandir
1954-08-06
Annapurnar Mandir
Overview: Ramshankar is a poor man who lives with his family. He arranges his daughter's marriage with an old man. Soon, she returns home as a widow and Ramshankar realises his mistake.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-08-06
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Deep Jele Jaai
1959-05-01
Deep Jele Jaai
Overview: A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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Mamta
1966-02-27
Mamta
Overview: The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less privileged background. When Monish leaves to study abroad, the lovers plan to reunite, but desperate financial straits force Deviyani into a marriage with a philandering drunk instead. Deeply unhappy, she flees, taking her infant daughter with her and vanishing into thin air. Does fate have more than misery in store for the unfortunate Deviyani?
Genres: Family Music Romance
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1966-02-27
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Grihaprabesh
1954-11-12
Grihaprabesh
Overview: A 1954 Bengali Romantic Drama Film directed by Ajoy Kar, featuring Mahanayak Uttam Kumar & Mahanayika Suchitra Sen.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-11-12
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Shap Mochan
1955-05-27
Shap Mochan
Overview: Young Mahendra belongs to a family of musicians, but once the family is cursed by their teacher. Mahendra's elder brother becomes blind and to avoid the same fate he goes to Kolkata and lives in the house of his father's friend Umeshchandra. He gets romantically involved with Umeshchandra's daughter Madhuri. Madhuri tries to make Mahendra modern and pursue his musical career. Despite his good singing ability, Mahendra refuses to accept this due to his family values. He leaves their home and takes shelter in Kolkata. But the curse strikes him also and he falls seriously ill.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-05-27
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Sanjher Pradip
1955-01-28
Sanjher Pradip
Overview: A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Sudhangshu Mukhopadhyay & written by Prabhabati Devi Saraswati.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-01-28
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Kamallata
1969-10-02
Kamallata
Overview: Being an unwed mother, Kamal Lata had no option but to abort the child and move on with life. The man who left her comes back into her life, but she decides to stay in Vrindavan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1969-10-02
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Devi Chaudhurani
1974-09-06
Devi Chaudhurani
Overview: Prafulla is beautiful and righteous but is mistreated by her in laws because of her poverty. Prafulla comes to a fortune by chance and is guided by Bhabani Pathak, a nationalistic religious leader to use this fortune in the cause of justice. She is trained rigorously and becomes a bandit queen wrapped in mystery and even fights back Colonial British forces to safeguard villagers.She becomes the legendary Debi Chowdhurani. Gradually incidents take such a turn that her erstwhile tormentors, i.e. her in laws come under her power and the movie ends with reconciliation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1974-09-06
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Fariyad
1971-11-05
Fariyad
Overview: Fariyad is a Bengali movie released on 05 November, 1971. The movie is directed by Bijoy Bose and featured Utpal Dutt and Suchitra Sen as lead characters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1971-11-05
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Grihadaha
1967-05-05
Grihadaha
Overview: Based on the novel "Grihadaha" written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1967-05-05
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Chaowa Pawa
1959-02-27
Chaowa Pawa
Overview: Rajat, a young man, meets Manju, a rich girl whose father is looking for her. Though Rajat initially slyly tells her father her whereabouts, he ends up falling in love with her.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1959-02-27
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One Night
1956-05-11
One Night
Overview: This film revolves with miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family which cause series of laughter. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay babu's house. While in journey Anita misses train and Sushavan has to journey with another lady Santana. Santana is the wife of famous political leader Shailesh. At night they take shelter as husband and wife in Gosaiji's hotel, Harimatar Panthashala because Gosaiji allows married couples only. Santana carries a puppy with her, which run away from the garden of the hotel and Sushovan has to chase it at night. When Anita's mother comes to know that Sushavan is untraced, she becomes angry and make chaotic situation.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-05-11
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Sabar Uparey
1955-12-01
Sabar Uparey
Overview: Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However, his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who he knew went missing, was in real life spending his lifetime in jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate the case and save his father. He goes to Krishnanagar in search of the people and the pieces of evidence that would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, a young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues, most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However, he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus released from prison.
Genres: Mystery Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-12-01
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Jiban Trishna
1957-12-25
Jiban Trishna
Overview: A philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them. What would happen if the roles reversed?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1957-12-25
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Nabarag
1971-02-04
Nabarag
Overview: Reena was a very honest/beautiful and tomboy type village girl who lived with her grandfather in East Bengal. She developed a very close relationship with her simple style of living. But Partition of India creates problems for them. Reena had to came to Kolkata in her maternal uncles home . But here she faced a totally different scenario. The lifestyles were too different. She was not able to adjust properly. In a social gathering a local Entrepreneur Mr. Bagchi observed it but he began to like Reena. After a while they got married together. Then they were blessed with a child . But Reena was not all comfortable with her child’s value system and psychology. So a complication was born between them. This is a story of different perspectives who forced to live life together bonded in a relationship.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1971-02-04
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Pathey Holo Deri
1957-01-01
Pathey Holo Deri
Overview: Poor but brilliant doctor Jayanta (Uttam Kumar) and Mallika (Suchitra Sen), the grand-daughter of one of the richest men in Darjeeling, fall head over heels in love. Mallika's grandfather is not amused and tries to break up the affair when Jayanta goes abroad to study for a higher degree. Will true love conquer all?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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The Accepted Defeat
1972-12-15
The Accepted Defeat
Overview: The story revolves around Pratima who pledges to destroy the relationship between Neera and Binu, as she loves Binu.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1972-12-15
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Uttar Falguni
1963-10-11
Uttar Falguni
Overview: A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her husband.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1963-10-11
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Bipasha
1962-06-26
Bipasha
Overview: Bipasha and Dibyendu are in love, and the two decide to marry. However, on their wedding night upon receiving a letter, Dibyendu leaves Bipasha before the ceremony to locate his birth parents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1962-06-26
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Sandhya Deeper Sikha
1964-10-02
Sandhya Deeper Sikha
Overview: Jayanti is a woman full of life but unfortunately, she loses her husband in a war within a year of their marriage. In immense pain and completely shattered, she forgets how to live life the way she did before.
Genres: War Family Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1964-10-02
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Sharey Chuattar
1953-01-02
Sharey Chuattar
Overview: The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1953-01-02
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Hospital
1960-08-26
Hospital
Overview: Sarbari and Saibal are both successful doctors and in love. However, Saibal comes from an affluent family, while Sarbari has to provide for her poverty stricken family, including her invalid father.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1960-08-26
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Aamar Desh
1962-12-07
Aamar Desh
Overview: Against the backdrop of the Indo-China war of 1962, Tapan Sinha made a short documentary meant to arouse patriotic feelings, called Aamar Desh.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1962-12-07
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Pranoy Pasha
1978-06-09
Pranoy Pasha
Overview: A 1978 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Mangal Chakraborty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1978-06-09
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Atom Bomb
1954-01-01
Atom Bomb
Overview: A 1954 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Taru Mukhopadhyay.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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The Lost Tune
The Lost Tune
Overview: An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by Doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there, but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiancée in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
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