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Shankhabela

Shankhabela

1966•2h 15m•9.0/10
Drama

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9.0/10(1)

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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Anuradha Films

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BN

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Released

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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

Binoy Dutta

Tridib Deb

Master Bapi

Master Bishwanath

Pritish Dey

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