Neel Akasher Neechey
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| Neel Akasher Neechey | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
| Starring | Kali Bannerjee |
| Running time | 133 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
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Neel Akasher Neechey (Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীেচ Nil akasher niche, "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1959 Bengali language film directed by Mrinal Sen, starring Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy and others. Set in the background of the last days of the Raj in Calcutta, the film explores the lives of a number of characters, including the Platonic relationship between an immigrant Chinese wage worker, Wang Lu, and the main female characater called Basanti. The film had overt political overtones and was banned for two years by the Government of India.
