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Under the Blue Sky is a film of genre Drama directed by Mrinal Sen with Kali Banerjee

Under the Blue Sky (1959)

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Length 2h13
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating74% 3.749543.749543.749543.749543.74954

Neel Akasher Neechey (Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীচে Nil akasher niche, "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1959 Bengali language film directed by Mrinal Sen, starring Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy and others.

Set in the background of the last days of the British Raj in Calcutta, the film explores the lives of a number of characters, including the platonic relationship between an immigrant Chinese wage worker, Wang Lu, and the main female character called Basanti. The film had overt political overtones and was the first film to be banned by the Government of India. The ban was effective for two years.

Actors

Kali Banerjee
Bikash Roy

(Basanti's Husband)
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