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Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar
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Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar

1982-10-22 · 130 min · Not rated

The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)

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Directors
Dilip Roy
Production companies
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Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aparna SenAparna Sen
Subhendu ChatterjeeSubhendu Chatterjee
Ruma Guha ThakurtaRuma Guha Thakurta
Bhanu BanerjeeBhanu Banerjee
Sumitra MukherjeeSumitra Mukherjee
Samit BhanjaSamit Bhanja
Lily ChakravartyLily Chakravarty
Gita DeyGita Dey
Rabi GhoshRabi Ghosh
Chinmoy RoyChinmoy Roy
Mahua Roy ChowdhuryMahua Roy Chowdhury
Dipankar DeyDipankar Dey
Anup KumarAnup Kumar
Biplab ChatterjeeBiplab Chatterjee
Mrinal MukherjeeMrinal Mukherjee
Shailen MukherjeeShailen Mukherjee
Sunil MukherjeeSunil Mukherjee
Santu MukherjeeSantu Mukherjee
Shaymali Chakraborty
Premangshu BosePremangshu Bose

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