Ek Adhuri Kahani

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Ek Adhuri Kahani
Directed by Mrinal Sen
Written by Subodh Ghosh (story)
Produced by Arun Kaul
Starring Utpal Dutt
Shekhar Chatterjee
Vivek Chatterjee
Arati Bhattacharya
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Music byVijay Raghav Rao
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
approx 115 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Ek Adhuri Kahani is 1972 Hindi language movie directed by Mrinal Sen, starring Utpal Dutt, Shekhar Chatterjee, Vivek Chatterjee, Aarti Bhattacharya, Shyam and Shobha Sen. [1] It was based on a Bengali story, Gotrantar by Subodh Ghosh. [2]

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References

  1. Ek Adhuri Kahani : Complete Cast and Crew details
  2. Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN   81-7991-066-0.