List of Bengali films of 1960

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A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 1960. Chupi Chupi Ashe was directed by Premendra Mitra [1] also Devi was released 19 February 1960 and Directed by Satyajit Ray [2] And Many more movies was released in 1960.

A-Z of films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Chupi Chupi Aashey Premendra Mitra Chhabi Biswas, Jahar Ganguly, Tarun Kumar Mystery
Devi Satyajit Ray Soumitra Chatterjee Drama
Ganga Rajen Tarafdar Jnanesh Mukhopadhyay, Sandhya Roy Drama
Khokababur Pratyabartan Agradoot Uttam Kumar, Tulsi Chakraborty, Sumita Sanyal Social Drama
Kshudhita Pashan Tapan Sinha Soumitra Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas, Arundhati Devi Drama
Kuhak Agradoot Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Tulsi Chakraborty Drama
Meghe Dhaka Tara Ritwik Ghatak Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gita Dey Historical Drama
Nader Nimai Bimal Roy Asim Kumar, Chhabi Biswas Mythological Biography
Uttar Megh Jiban Ganguly Supriya Choudhury, Utpal Dutt, Uttam Kumar Drama

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References

  1. Chupi Chupi Ashey (1960) , retrieved 8 March 2024
  2. "When Satyajit Ray slammed Indian audience after Sharmila Tagore-starrer 'Devi' received backlash". The Times of India. 11 July 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 March 2024.