Shakha Proshakha

Shakha Proshakha
Directed bySatyajit Ray
Written bySatyajit Ray
Produced bySatyajit Ray Productions, Gérard Depardieu (D. D. Productions), Daniel Toscan Du Plantier (Erato Films) and Soprofilms
StarringAjit Bannerjee
Haradhan Bannerjee
Deepankar Dey
Soumitra Chatterjee
Ranjit Mallick
Soham Chakraborty
Lily Chakravarty
Mamata Shankar
CinematographyBarun Raha
Edited byDulal Dutta
Music bySatyajit Ray, Bach, Beethoven.
Release date
  • 23 November 1990 (1990-11-23)
Running time
130 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Shakha Proshakha (English: Branches of the Tree) is a 1990 film directed by Satyajit Ray. It deals with four generations of a well-to-do Bengali family, with a focus on the third generation. This film displays an extraordinary use of Gregorian Chant and legendary orchestras of Bach and Beethoven.