A dead elephant, a stolen inheritance, and Kanan Devi's voice will haunt you.
Haria, an elephant driver, loves gypsy girl Gulabi, but faces rivalry from Ajay, the tea estate owner's son. After Ajay kills Haria's elephant, Raja, Haria seeks revenge, intertwining with a family secret and inheritance dispute.
Acting
Kanan Devi's eyes do what dialogue cannot.
Score
Rabindrasangeet fused with studio-era orchestral drama.
Direction
Lahiri frames tea plantations as gothic prison.
Director
Nirendranath Lahiri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kanan Devi was Bengal's highest-paid star in 1945; her salary here exceeded the governor's.
The tea plantation setting critiques British extraction economies while using the same exotic visuals that sold Empire to audiences.
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