Shankhabela

Shankhabela

Shankhabela

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Shankhabela

1966

2h 15m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Tripti's ill son has been admitted to the hospital. A teacher by profession, she visits her son every day after school. One day on her way, she comes across her estranged husband, Sunil Ganguly.

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10 featured cast members

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Madhabi Mukherjee

Madhabi Mukherjee

Tripti

Uttam Kumar

Uttam Kumar

Sunil Ganguly

Basanta Choudhury

Basanta Choudhury

Ira Banerjee

Jyotsna Banerjee

Sipu Banerjee

Shishir Batabyal

Ila Chatterjee

Ila Chatterjee

Sushil Das

Mohar Daw

Creative team

Directed by: Agragami
Written by: Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
Agragami
Produced by: Ajoy Basu
Anil Shaw

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