Based on popular Indian stories of the great writer Rabindranath Tagore, these short films reveal definitive moments in the lives of three young girls.Based on popular Indian stories of the great writer Rabindranath Tagore, these short films reveal definitive moments in the lives of three young girls.Based on popular Indian stories of the great writer Rabindranath Tagore, these short films reveal definitive moments in the lives of three young girls.
- Awards
- 4 wins
- Nandal (segment "Postmaster")
- (as Anil Chattopadhyay)
- Ratan (segment "Postmaster")
- (as Chandana Bandyopadhyay)
- Mrinmoyee (segment "Samapti")
- (as Aparna Das Gupta)
- Jogmaya (segment "Samapti")
- (as Sita Mukhopadhyay)
- Bishey (segment "Postmaster")
- (as Nripati Chattopadhyay)
- Phanibhushan Saha (segment "Monihara")
- (as Kali Bannerji)
- Schoolmaster and narrator (segment "Monihara")
- (as Gobinda Chakrabarti)
- Amulya (segment "Samapti")
- (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
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- TriviaThe "Monihara" segment of the film was dropped for the first international release because subtitles could not be finished in time due to budgeting constraints.
- Quotes
Ratan (segment "Postmaster"): I can sing too.
Nandal (segment "Postmaster"): Is that so?
Ratan (segment "Postmaster"): I can sing now if you like.
[singing]
Ratan (segment "Postmaster"): In the lonely forest, A little girl is crying, Calling for you, Tears drop from her eyes, In the lonely forest, A little girl is crying, Calling for you, Tears drop from her eyes, With a trembling voice, She keeps calling out, With a trembling voice, She keeps calling out, The girl is lost in the forest, And nobody hears her, Nobody answers her
- Alternate versionsOriginal Indian version includes three episodes and runs 171 minutes; the version released in the USA (retitled "The Two Daughters") features only two episodes and is 114 minutes long.
- ConnectionsFeatures Conversation with James Ivory (2010)
- mazumdar
- Aug 26, 1999
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- Also known as
- Two Daughters
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $81,200
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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