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Ek Din Achanak

Ek Din Achanak

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Ek Din Achanak

"Will he return?"

1989

1h 42m

6.8(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, if anything led to his disappearance.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shreeram Lagoo

Shreeram Lagoo

Shashank Roy

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Neeta Roy

Uttara Baokar

Uttara Baokar

Sudha Roy

Aparna Sen

Aparna Sen

Aparna Choudhary

Roopa Ganguly

Roopa Ganguly

Seema Roy

Arjun Chakraborty

Arjun Chakraborty

Amu

Manohar Singh

Manohar Singh

Samar

Anil Chatterjee

Anil Chatterjee

Arun

Lily Chakravarty

Lily Chakravarty

Neighbor

Anjan Dutt

Anjan Dutt

Alok

Creative team

Directed by: Mrinal Sen
Written by: Mrinal Sen
Produced by: Ravi Malik
Debasis Majumdar

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