Three Daughters (1961)

7.6/10 173 min Comedy Drama Fantasy

Overview

Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.

Cast

Anil Chatterjee

Nandal (segment "The Postmaster")

Kali Bannerjee

Phanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels")

Kanika Majumdar

Monimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")

Soumitra Chatterjee

Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")

Aparna Sen

Mrinmoyee "Pagli" (segment "The Conclusion")

Sita Mukherjee

Jogmaya (segment "The Conclusion")

Gita Dey

Nistarini (segment "The Conclusion")

Santosh Dutta

Khori (segment "The Conclusion")

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