Nadi Theke Sagare

was critically appreciated for her gaze in the film. She had to enact the adolescence as well as the adulthood of the character she was given. A perfectionist, director Arabinda Mukhopadhyay wanted her gaze to be mature enough for the adult role while practically, she was not an adult at that time. To shed off her juvenile, impulsive look, He instructed her not to undergo any conversation or any kind of playful activity for a long time before shooting. Sohagi is a prostitute who attempts to commit suicide as she has been deceived by a man whom she loved. She is saved by Shyamapada who is a priest. She returns to Basak Lane where she works as a prostitute. She gives birth to a daughter named Champa. When Champa grows up, Sohagi's mother Kusum insists that Champa be a prostitute just like her mother Sohagi but Sohagi refuses her mother's proposal stating that she wants Champa to marry Sagar. ==Cast==

• Soumitra Chatterjee as Shyamapada • Sandhya Roy as Sohagi • Mithun Chakraborty as Sagar • Debashree Roy as Champa • Chhaya Devi as Bhaba Dasi • Shamita Biswas as Kusum • Gita Dey • Sulata Chowdhury • Ajitesh Bandopadhyay • Rabi Ghosh • Anup Kumar • Mrinal Mukherjee • Ajit Chatterjee == Reception ==

The film drew critical favour for the performance of the cast. It was criticised for its slow-paced screenplay. == References ==