The Desolate Beach [284901] Released: 1963-05-17 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 130 mins Popularity: 0.146 Vote Average: 5 Vote Count: 3 Overview: A writer meets five widows on a train to Puri. As the six lives begin to intertwine, the theme of the taboos of widowhood emerge; but so, too, does a philosophy of life and hope for the future. The performers collectively won Best Actress at India's National Film Awards in 1964. Cast [17] Anil ChatterjeeNarrator Sharmila TagoreRenu Chhaya DeviSejdi Bharati Devi Renuka Roy Ruma Guha ThakurtaChhoto Boudi Pahadi SanyalSiddheshwar Jahar GangulyHotel owner Rabi GhoshPanda of Puri Nripati ChatterjeeSalesman Upamanyu BanerjeeNikhil Sen Amar Mullick Khagesh Chakravarti Rathin Ghosh Surya Chatterjee Dilip Chatterjee Minati MishraOdissi dancer Trailers Nirjan Saikate Train Scene | National Award Winning Movie | Tapan Sinha