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Breaking of a Curse (1955)

Original title: শাপমোচন

1955-05-27 · 2h 44m · BN
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Young Mahendra belongs to a family of musicians, but once the family is cursed by their teacher. Mahendra's elder brother becomes blind and to avoid the same fate he goes to Kolkata and lives in the house of his father's friend Umeshchandra. He gets romantically involved with Umeshchandra's daughter Madhuri. Madhuri tries to make Mahendra modern and pursue his musical career. Despite his good singing ability, Mahendra refuses to accept this due to his family values. He leaves their home and takes shelter in Kolkata. But the curse strikes him also and he falls seriously ill.

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Sudhir MukherjeeDirector

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Suchitra SenSuchitra SenMadhuriUttam KumarUttam KumarMahendraPahadi SanyalPahadi SanyalDebendraKamal MitraKamal MitraUmeshchandraBikash RoyBikash RoySuprova MukerjeeSuprova MukerjeeAmar MullickAmar MullickDipak MukherjeeDipak MukherjeeTapati GhoshTapati GhoshBanani ChoudhuryBanani ChoudhuryNitish MukherjeeNitish MukherjeeGangapada BasuGangapada Basu

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What is Breaking of a Curse about?

Young Mahendra belongs to a family of musicians, but once the family is cursed by their teacher. Mahendra's elder brother becomes blind and to avoid the same fate he goes to Kolkata and lives in the house of his father's friend Umeshchandra. He gets romantically involved with Umeshchandra's daughter Madhuri. Madhuri tries to make Mahendra modern and pursue his musical career. Despite his good singing ability, Mahendra refuses to accept this due to his family values. He leaves their home and takes shelter in Kolkata. But the curse strikes him also and he falls seriously ill.

How long is Breaking of a Curse?

Breaking of a Curse has a runtime of 164 minutes.