Three Daughters (Teen Kanya) Signature Collection of Satyajit Ray (DVD Video with English Subtitles)

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The Postmaster

Nandalal (Anil Chatterjee), a young man arrives fron Calcutta as the postmaster of a small village. Ratan ,an orphan girl, is his housekeeper/maid. Though only a child herself, she cooks, cleans and cares for Nandalal. He begins teaching her to read and write. She responds eagerly. A tender bond develops. Ratan is devoted and depends on him. For Nandalal, however, she is just a pastime.

When Nandalal contracts malaria, Ratan nurses him back to health. But he has had enough of the rural life and resigns. Ratan is heartbroken. She is hurt when Nandalal offers her some money as a tip for her services.

Monihara (the Lost Jewels)

A haunted house was previously inhabited by Phanibhushan (Kali banerjee) and his wife Manimalika (kanika Majundar).
The wife was obsessed with jewels and ornaments. Though they have been married for along time, she is very cold to him. The husband keeps buying jewels for her in hope of gaining her love.
She has a phobia that one day he may ask the jewels back. A fire destroys Phani's business. To confirm her fear, she offers to sell her jewels. But when he shows some interest in the idea she retreats in panic.
She calls her cousin to escort her to her parents' house. The cousin, though, had other plans for the jewels. We see the wife for the last time as they leave the house with all the jewels.
The husband is puzzled after missing his wife and the jewels. He is haunted by what seems to be her ghost. After a series of incidents, he finds himself facing the ghost of his wife, a black silbouetted figure. The black figure claims to be his wife. Afraid, he reaches for a jewel box that he had brought for her on his last trip.the black figure, still wearing gold bangles, charges to grab the jewel box with a horrible laugh...

Samapti (The Conclusion)

Anukya's (Soumitra chatterjee) mother has arranged for him to marry the daughter of a respectable family. Much against his wishes he goes to visit the girl in a nearby village,. The girl is very conventional and he is forced to admire her needlework, singing and her other skills. Suddenly, Mrinmoyee (Aparna Dasgupta), charges in following her pet squirrel. She tries all sorts of pranks on Amulya. Amulya falls in love with Mrinmoyee and marries her. On their first night together, she escapes by climbing down a tree and spends the night on her favorite swing on the riverbank. He returns to calcutta and she is sent back to her mother's house. Once he is gone, she realize how much she really loves him. Soumendu Roy

Producer	.....................................................................................................	Satyajit Roy Productions
Screenplay & Directions	.....................................................................................................	Satyajit Roy
Based On Three Short Stories By	.....................................................................................................	Rabindranath Tagore-Postmaster,Monihara & Samapti
Cinematography	.....................................................................................................
Editing	.....................................................................................................	Dulal Dutta
Art Direction	.....................................................................................................	Bansi Chandragupta
Sound	.....................................................................................................	Durgad as Mitra
Music	.....................................................................................................	Satyajit Roy

Language: Bengali

Subtitles: English

Genre: Classical/Drama

Dolby Digital Stereo