United States / Oct 01, 1982 / Chicago International Film Festival
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ruma Guha Thakurta | Nandita's Mother |
| Munmun Kapoor | Bijoya |
| Dina Ardeshir | Mrs McGowen |
| Fae Soares | Mrs Berger |
| Renu Roy | Miss Mazumdar |
| Sylvia Philips | Mrs Roy Chowdhury |
| Kamalini Sen Sharma | 1st school girl |
| Mahrukh Doctor | 2nd school girl |
| Srila Roy | 3rd school girl |
| Mukul Sharma | Party guest |
| Gopa Ghosh | Singer at party |
| Noel Sen | Priest |
| Sudarshana Bagchi | Anglo Indian lady on landing |
| Laxman | Milkman |
| Sukumar Biswas | Shopkeeper at fish market |
| Phyllis Bose | English lady |
| Zarin Chowdhury | Indian lady |
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| Maud Soares | Sister Frances |
| Korshed Devitre | 1st old lady |
| Mrs Bowers | 2nd old lady |
| Bhola | Rickshaw puller |
| Suresh Mehta | Taxi driver / Bearer 2 |
| Sharwan Kumar | Bearer 1 |
| Kitty | Sir Toby |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 36 Chowringhee Lane |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | বাংলা, English, हिन्दी |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film Valas |
| Release date | 29 agosto 1981 |
| Production | Shashi Kapoor |
| Writer | Aparna Sen |
| Editing | Bhanudas Divakar, P.G. Mulay, S.M. Zarapkar, Jagdish Mohite, Dilip Bhopale |
| Cinematography | Ashok Mehta, Subhash Nandy, H.C. Roy, Prakash Ghimiraj, Narayan Yadav, Prakram Singh Rana |
| Assistant directors | Amitabha Chatterjee, Rajeev Kumar Chaudhry, Aparna Sen |
| Camera operators | Ashok Mehta, Subhash Nandy, H.C. Roy, Prakash Ghimiraj, Narayan Yadav, Prakram Singh Rana |
| Additional photography | Ashok Mehta, Subhash Nandy, H.C. Roy, Prakash Ghimiraj, Narayan Yadav, Prakram Singh Rana |
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| Production design | Ashoke Bose, Bansi Chandragupta |
| Art direction | Ashoke Bose, Bansi Chandragupta |
| Set decoration | Ashoke Bose, Bansi Chandragupta |
| Music | Vanraj Bhatia, Mangesh Desai, Kersi Lord, Mohamed Husein Kalsikar, Uttam Singh, Kuldip Sood, Hitendra Ghosh |
| Sound | Mangesh Desai, Kersi Lord, Mohamed Husein Kalsikar, Uttam Singh, Kuldip Sood, Hitendra Ghosh, Vanraj Bhatia |
| Costume design | Rita Dey |
| Makeup | Rita Dey |
| Hairstyling | Rita Dey |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
India / Aug 29, 1981 / U
United Kingdom / Oct 01, 1982
Physical media
United Kingdom / May 01, 2006 / PG / DVD
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