India Charulata sits in the top 6% of India films on this catalog — ranked #126 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
চারুলতা
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art. But over time a sexual attraction develops, with heartbreaking results.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #126 of 1,983 India films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #96 of 1,132 (top 8%).
Audience Engagement
119 audience reviews — more than 93% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among India films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Charulata. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Charulata itself).
Other Titles From R.D. Bansal & Co.
The 1963–1965 India Window
Charulata tops the 8 India films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 1960s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in India, 19 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Charulata premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 21st India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Charulata, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- preserved film · 4
- swing · 3
- newspaper editor · 1
- based on short story · 20
- writer · 15
- calcutta · 8
- india · 84
- 19th century · 32
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Bengali |
| Spoken Languages | Bengali, English |
| Production Companies | R.D. Bansal & Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | April 17, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0057935 |