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Ek Din Achanak

Movie"Will he return?"
Audience Score
67
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NR 1 hr 42 minDramaThe Absence Trilogy PosterPart of The Absence Trilogy
Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, if anything led to his disappearance.
StarringShabana AzmiAparna SenUttara Baokar
DirectorMrinal Sen
WriterMrinal Sen

Movie Details

Original Language:Hindi
Production Companies:National Film Development Corporation of India
Movie Tags:
india

The Absence Trilogy

Mrinal Sen's films Ekdin Pratidin, Kharij and Ekdin Achanak, considered amongst his best works, are sensitive portrayals of the middle-class psyche. Although not strictly forming a trilogy, having been produced years apart, each in its own way deals centrally with the idea of absence: the sudden absence of one member of a unit, exposing the absence of certain values, and leading to a qualitative change in relationships and attitudes amongst those left behind.