A well-known singer gives up her profession to marry a young doctor, but begins to feel neglected by her husband. The return of her former boyfriend adds fuel to the fire.
Direction
Hrishikesh Mukherjee's gentle, unhurried gaze at domestic despair
Acting
Leela Naidu's restrained devastation in every silent glance
Cinematography
Black-and-white frames that make small rooms feel vast
Director
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a Bengali story 'Maain Bhi Ladki Hoon,' reflecting 1960s anxieties about women's professional identity versus domestic duty.
Leela Naidu was famously half-French and had never acted before; Mukherjee cast her after seeing her at a party.
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