Bhuvan Shome

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Bhuvan Shome
Directed by Mrinal Sen
Written by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay
Starring Utpal Dutta Suhasini Mulay Amitabh Bachhan- Narrator
Release date(s) 1969
Country India Flag of India
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Bhuvan Shome is a 1969 Hindi film directed by Mrinal Sen. The cast includes Utpal Dutta (Mr Bhuvan Shome) and Suhasini Mulay (Gauri, a village belle). The film won National Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Utpal Dutta). Sen based his film on a Bengali story by Banaphool (Balai Chand Mukhopadhya).

Bhuvan Shome, a widower and a dedicated civil servant - strict, uncompromising – takes a holiday which transforms him irreparably though at the same time heightening his sense of isolation.

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