Poster of Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Plot: Burning with a desire to be a journalist, a young man gets his chance when a publisher -- the father of a friend -- suggests that he write a story on the daily life of the people in his house (several families worth of people). The material turns out to be too incohesive and abundant to work into a pointed, thematic article, and just when he is about to give up, his younger brother asks him a simple question: "How many coal burners are there in Calcutta?" This triggers an idea for a story about Calcutta's pollution -- and the aspiring journalist dreams of myriads of burner-toting citizens invading the publisher's home demanding redress
Release Date: Wednesday, January 7 1981
43 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Anjan DuttAnjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt was
27 in Kaleidoscope
as 'Dipu'.
Mon, Jan 19 1953
Portrait of Utpal DuttUtpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt was
51 in Kaleidoscope
as 'Newspaper Editor'.
Fri, Mar 29 1929 –
Thu, Aug 19 1993
Portrait of Gita SenGita Sen
Gita Sen was
50 in Kaleidoscope
Sat, Oct 25 1930 –
Tue, Jan 17 2017
Portrait of Arun MukherjeeArun Mukherjee
Arun Mukherjee was
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as 'Kolpona'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jyoti ChatterjeeJyoti Chatterjee
Jyoti Chatterjee was
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as 'Rekha'.
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Portrait of Kaushik SenKaushik Sen
Kaushik Sen was
12 in Kaleidoscope
Thu, Sep 19 1968
Portrait of Paresh GhoshParesh Ghosh
Paresh Ghosh was
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Portrait of Purnima DebiPurnima Debi
Purnima Debi was
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Portrait of Kalpana MukhopadhyayKalpana Mukhopadhyay
Kalpana Mukhopadhyay was
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Portrait of Nemai GhoshNemai Ghosh
Nemai Ghosh was
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Crew

Portrait of Mrinal SenMrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen was
57 in Kaleidoscope
as 'Director, Writer'
Mon, May 14 1923 –
Sun, Dec 30 2018
Portrait of Dhiresh Kumar ChakrabortyDhiresh Kumar Chakraborty
Dhiresh Kumar Chakraborty was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Gangadhar NaskarGangadhar Naskar
Gangadhar Naskar was
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as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Aloknath DeyAloknath Dey
Aloknath Dey was
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as 'Music'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of K.K. MahajanK.K. Mahajan
K.K. Mahajan was
36 in Kaleidoscope
as 'Cinematography'
Mon, Oct 02 1944 –
Thu, Jul 13 2017