36 Chowringhee Lane

2h 2min

Drama

Romance

After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta. When a former student starts visiting her with her boyfriend, Violet welcomes them eagerly.

Cast

Jennifer Kendal

Jennifer Kendal

Miss Violet Stoneham
Dhritiman Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Samaresh Moitra
Debashree Roy

Debashree Roy

Nandita Roy
Geoffrey Kendal

Geoffrey Kendal

Eddie Stoneham
Soni Razdan

Soni Razdan

Rosemary Stoneham
Sanjana Kapoor

Sanjana Kapoor

Young Violet (as Sanjna Kapoor)
Ruma Guha Thakurta

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Nandita's Mother
Dina Ardeshir

Dina Ardeshir

Mrs McGowen
Fae Soares

Fae Soares

Mrs Berger
Renu Roy

Renu Roy

Miss Mazumdar
Sylvia Philips

Sylvia Philips

Mrs Roy Chowdhury
Kamalini Sen Sharma

Kamalini Sen Sharma

1st school girl
Mahrukh Doctor

Mahrukh Doctor

2nd school girl
Srila Roy

Srila Roy

3rd school girl
Mukul Sharma

Mukul Sharma

Party guest
Mukul Sharma

Mukul Sharma

Singer at party
Noel Sen

Noel Sen

Priest
Sudarshana Bagehi

Sudarshana Bagehi

Anglo Indian lady on landing
Laxman

Laxman

Milkman
Sukumar Biswas

Sukumar Biswas

Shopkeeper at fish market
Phyllis Bose

Phyllis Bose

English lady
Zarin Chowdhury

Zarin Chowdhury

Indian lady
Maud Soares

Maud Soares

Sister Frances
Korshed Devitre

Korshed Devitre

1st old lady
Mrs Bowers

Mrs Bowers

2nd old lady
Bhola

Bhola

Rickshaw puller
Suresh Mehta

Suresh Mehta

Taxi driver / Bearer 2
Kitty

Kitty

Sir Toby

Release date

29th Aug 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

বাংলা, English, हिन्दी