Teen Kanya (1961)
Original title: তিন কন্যা
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'Teen Kanya' is an anthology film based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, as a tribute on the author's centenary. The title means "Three Daughters", and the film's original Indian release contained three stories, with three central female characters linking the stories together. 'The Postmaster' concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. 'Monihara' is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. 'Samapti' follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family. The international release did not include 'Monihara', and was released as 'Dui Kanya', or "Two Daughters".
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Chandana BanerjeeRatan (segment "The Postmaster")Nripati ChatterjeeBishey (segment "The Postmaster")
Anil ChatterjeeNandal (segment "The Postmaster")Khagen PathakKhagen (segment "The Postmaster")
Kali BannerjeePhanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels") (as Kali Bannerji)
Kanika MajumdarManimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")Kumar RoyMadhusudhan (segment "The Lost Jewels")Gobinda ChakravartiSchoolmaster (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Soumitra ChatterjeeAmulya (segment "The Conclusion")
Aparna SenMrinmoyee (segment "The Conclusion") (as Aparna Das Gupta)
Sita MukherjeeJogmaya (segment "The Conclusion")
Gita DeyNistarini (segment "The Conclusion")Movie DNA
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'Teen Kanya' is an anthology film based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, as a tribute on the author's centenary. The title means "Three Daughters", and the film's original Indian release contained three stories, with three central female characters linking the stories together. 'The Postmaster' concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. 'Monihara' is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. 'Samapti' follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family. The international release did not include 'Monihara', and was released as 'Dui Kanya', or "Two Daughters".
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Teen Kanya has a runtime of 173 minutes.
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