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Three Daughters
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Three Daughters

1961-05-05 · 173 min · ★ 7.6

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.

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Directors
Satyajit Ray
Production companies
Satyajit Ray Productions
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anil ChatterjeeAnil ChatterjeeNandal (segment "The Postmaster")
Chandana BanerjeeRatan (segment "The Postmaster")
Nripati ChatterjeeBishey (segment "The Postmaster")
Khagen PathakKhagen (segment "The Postmaster")
Gopay RoyBilash (segment "The Postmaster")
Kali BannerjeeKali BannerjeePhanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Kanika MajumdarKanika MajumdarMonimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Kumar RoyMadhusudhan (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Gobinda ChakravartiSchoolmaster (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Soumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeAmulya (segment "The Conclusion")
Aparna SenAparna SenMrinmoyee "Pagli" (segment "The Conclusion")
Sita MukherjeeSita MukherjeeJogmaya (segment "The Conclusion")
Gita DeyGita DeyNistarini (segment "The Conclusion")
Santosh DuttaSantosh DuttaKhori (segment "The Conclusion")
Mihir ChakravartiRakhal (segment "The Conclusion")
Devi NeogyHaripada (segment "The Conclusion")

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