| Ganga | |
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| Directed by | Rajen Tarafdar |
| Music by | Salil Chowdhury |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Ganga is a 1960 Bengali drama film directed by Rajen Tarafdar. [1] This film narrates the life of river fishermen. [2] This film was based on the 1946 same name novel of Samaresh Basu [3] and made under Cine Art Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner. [4] The music of this film was composed by Salil Chowdhury. [5]
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