Atithi (1965 film)
| Atithi | |
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| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Screenplay by | Tapan Sinha |
| Based on | Atithi by Rabindranath Tagore |
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| Cinematography | Dilip Ranjan Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Subodh Roy |
| Music by | Tapan Sinha |
Production company | New Theatres Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Atithi (literally The Guest; also known by the alternative English title The Runaway) is a 1965 Bengali drama film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Tapan Sinha. It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the National Award (Certificate of Merit) for the Second Best Feature Film. It also won several BFJA Awards. It was India's competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was remade in Hindi as Geet Gaata Chal.