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| name = Nirjan Saikate<br />
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| native_name = {{Infobox name module|English|The Desolate Beach}} <br />
| director = Tapan Sinha<br />
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| starring = [[Anil Chatterjee]] <br> [[Sharmila Tagore]] <br> [[Chhaya Devi]] <br> [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]] <br> [[Begum Khurshid Mirza|Renuka Devi]] <br> Bharati Devi<br />
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| runtime = 130 minutes <br />
| country = India<br />
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'''''Nirjan Saikate''''' ({{langx|bn|নির্জন সৈকতে}}) (English subtitle: The Desolate Beach) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film directed by [[Tapan Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nirjan Saikate (1963) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/nirjan-saikate-35220|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715214633/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/nirjan-saikate-35220|url-status=live|archive-date=15 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> It was released in 1963. This movie is an adaptation of the novel by the same name from eminent Bengali writer [[Samaresh Basu]], who wrote this travelogue under his pen name '[[Kalkut]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nirjan Saikate (1963)|url=https://indiancine.ma/KVN|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/|title=One of Asia's First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years.|date=3 October 2017|publisher=International Film Festival of India, Goa|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117000059/https://www.iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iffi.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf|title=Directorate of Film Festival|website=iffi.nic.in|access-date=2018-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074133/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf|archive-date=2016-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film won the [[IFFI_Best_Film_Award#Silver_Peacock_Award_winners_(Best_Feature_Film_-_Discontinued)|Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film]] at the [[3rd International Film Festival of India|3rd IFFI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/|title=One of Asia's First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years.|date=3 October 2017|publisher=International Film Festival of India, Goa|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117000059/https://www.iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iffi.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf|title=Directorate of Film Festival|website=iffi.nic.in|access-date=2018-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074133/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf|archive-date=2016-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The writer is himself the protagonist. He is on his way to Puri by train. In the course of the journey he gets acquainted with a group of 4 Bengali widows accompanying their niece, also going to Puri. The writer was going to just get out of his day to day Kolkata life whereas these ladies were actually going to calm down their niece who had just suffered a breakup with her lover. The rest of the story revolves around these people and their attraction and involvement with the writer. The writer is amused with them and for his part tries to calm the girl. The story guides us around the different relationships the writer develops with each of the character he meets. The movie tries to show the social taboos for widows and teaches the philosophy that life is ahead of us and not behind. There is a pretty good description of [[Puri]], [[Konark]] and Rambha. At the time this movie was shot it was possible for Tapan Sinha to shoot inside the Konark sun temple, also the bullock cart way to Konark is an extra for the viewer.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Anil Chatterjee]] as the protagonist -the writer<br />
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as the Niece Renu<br />
* [[Chhaya Devi]] as Sejdi<br />
* [[Ruma Guha Thakurta]] as Choto bou <br />
* [[Begum Khurshid Mirza|Renuka Devi]] as Obu<br />
* Bharati Devi as Sibi the 4 widows.<br />
* [[Minati Mishra]] as Odissi Dancer.<br />
* [[Rabi Ghosh]] as a Panda of Puri<br />
* [[Jahar Ganguly]] as the Hotel Owner.<br />
* [[Nripati Chattopadhyay]]<br />
* [[Pahari Sanyal]]<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*The leading 4 ladies of this film -the 4 widows, shared the [[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)]] in 1965 at the [[3rd International Film Festival of India|3rd IFFI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pickle.co.in/markets/iffi-a-trip-down-the-memory-lane/|title=IFFI Best actress awards |date=23 November 2019 |publisher=}}</ref><br />
*Audience Award, [[Sydney Film Festival]].<br />
*[[IFFI_Best_Film_Award#Silver_Peacock_Award_winners_(Best_Feature_Film_-_Discontinued)|Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film]] at the [[3rd International Film Festival of India|3rd IFFI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/|title=One of Asia's First Film Festivals – IFFI over the years.|date=3 October 2017|publisher=International Film Festival of India, Goa|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117000059/https://www.iffigoa.org/asias-first-film-festivals-iffi-over-years/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iffi.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf|title=Directorate of Film Festival|website=iffi.nic.in|access-date=2018-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074133/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm3IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=3IIFA.pdf|archive-date=2016-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:1963 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Tapan Sinha]]<br />
[[Category:1960s adventure drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian adventure drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1963 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on works by Samaresh Basu]]<br />
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