Astitwa(2018)
This Bengali Feature Film centers around a socially conscious author reaching the end of his life and creative career. As his last wish, he decides to know the 'truth' of the inmates of the. The film unfolds the struggle for the existence of the deprived by the privileged class. The author gets involved in that class-struggle and continues to champion the causes of the destitute.
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This Bengali Feature Film centers around a socially conscious author reaching the end of his life and creative career. As his last wish, he decides to know the 'truth' of the inmates of the. The film unfolds the struggle for the existence of the deprived by the privileged class. The author gets involved in that class-struggle and continues to champion the causes of the destitute.
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2018-08-10
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