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|name          = Akash Kusum, Up in the Clouds
|name          = Akash Kusum, Up in the Clouds
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|image          = Akash Kusum (1965) poster.jpg
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|director      = [[Mrinal Sen]]
|director      = [[Mrinal Sen]]
|producer      = Purbachal Film Productions
|producer      = Purbachal Film Productions
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|music          = [[Sudhin Dasgupta]]
|music          = [[Sudhin Dasgupta]]
|cinematography = Sailaja Chatterjee
|cinematography = Sailaja Chatterjee
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|editing        = [[:en:Gangadhar_Naskar|Gangadhar Naskar]]
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|released      = 1965
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'''''Akash Kusum''''' is a 1965 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film directed by noted Indian [[Parallel Cinema|parallel film]] director [[Mrinal Sen]]. The film was remade in 1979 in Hindi as ''[[Manzil (1979 film)|Manzil]]''.
'''''Akash Kusum''''' ({{langx|bn|আকাশ কুসুম}}; {{literally}} "Up in the Clouds") is a 1965 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film directed by noted Indian [[Parallel Cinema|parallel film]] director [[Mrinal Sen]]. The film was loosely remade in Hindi as ''[[Manzil (1979 film)|Manzil]]'' (1979).


==Plot==
==Plot==
It is the story of the longings of a middle class executive to rise in stature and greater social acceptability. The young man still trying to find a place in the corporate world puts up an innocent bluff to a young girl he chances upon. His deception increases till they become disastrous for him, and for their relationship.
It is the story of the longings of a middle-class executive to rise in stature and social acceptability. The young man trying to find a place in the corporate world innocently bluffs a young girl he chances upon. The bluff becomes disastrous for him, and for their relationship.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]]
* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as Ajay
* [[Aparna Sen]]
* [[Aparna Sen]] as Manika
* [[Subhendu Chatterjee]]
* [[Subhendu Chatterjee]]
* [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]]
* [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]]
==References==
*[http://mrinalsen.org/akash_kusum.htm On the Mrinal Sen website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090123101207/http://boloji.com/cinema/akashkusum.htm A review]


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0058889}}
*{{IMDb title|0058889}}
*[http://mrinalsen.org/akash_kusum.htm On the Mrinal Sen website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090123101207/http://boloji.com/cinema/akashkusum.htm A review]


{{Mrinal Sen}}
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Akash Kusum, Up in the Clouds
File:Akash Kusum (1965) poster.jpg
poster of Akash Kusum
Directed byMrinal Sen
Produced byPurbachal Film Productions
Written byAshish Barman
StarringSoumitra Chatterjee
Aparna Sen
Subhendu Chatterjee
Music bySudhin Dasgupta
CinematographySailaja Chatterjee
Edited byGangadhar Naskar
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Akash Kusum (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; lit. "Up in the Clouds") is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian parallel film director Mrinal Sen. The film was loosely remade in Hindi as Manzil (1979).

Plot[edit | edit source]

It is the story of the longings of a middle-class executive to rise in stature and social acceptability. The young man trying to find a place in the corporate world innocently bluffs a young girl he chances upon. The bluff becomes disastrous for him, and for their relationship.

Cast[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]