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| Strir Patra | |
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| Directed by | Purnendu Patri |
| Written by | Purnendu Patri (screenplay); Rabindranath Tagore (original story) |
| Produced by | Dhrupadi |
| Starring | Madhabi Mukherjee, Santosh Dutta, Rajeshwari Roychowdhury |
| Cinematography | Shakti Banerjee |
| Music by | Ramkumar Chatterjee |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Strir Patra (also Streer Patra; English: A Wife's Letter) is a 1972 Bengali film, directed by Purnendu Patri, based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. Madhabi Mukherjee plays the lead role. Tagore's story, first published in 1914, is considered to be a path-breaking feminist text.[1][2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali,[3] as well as a number of BFJA Awards.[4]
- ^ Chakraborty, Sridarshini. "On Streer Patra". Silhouette Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Tagore and his women: Works that conveyed feminism very strongly". The Indian Express. IANS. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Twentieth National Awards for Excellence in Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "BFJA Awards (1974)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.