Difficulties erupt between a couple when their relationship gets hit by societal pressures, norms, and deep-rooted patriarchy.
Acting
Kanika Majumdar's silences speak entire dissertations.
Direction
Sen shoots domestic spaces like psychological battlefields.
Director
Mrinal Sen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sen made this during the Bengali New Wave, when filmmakers were dragging middle-class hypocrisy into harsh light. It's basically a cinematic subtweet.
The title 'Punascha' means 'again'—referring to Basanti's cyclical entrapment. She's lived this before and will keep living it.
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