Akash Kusum, Up in the Clouds | |
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![]() poster of Akash Kusum | |
Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
Written by | Ashish Barman |
Produced by | Purbachal Film Productions |
Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Aparna Sen Subhendu Chatterjee |
Cinematography | Sailaja Chatterjee |
Music by | Sudhin Dasgupta |
Release date | 1965 |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Akash Kusum (Bengali: আকাশ কুসুম; 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).
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.