The Golden Thread (1965)
After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.
Director: Ritwik Ghatak
![]() |
Madhabi Mukherjee as Sita |
![]() |
Satindra Bhattacharya as Abhiram as an adult |
![]() |
Abhi Bhattacharya as Ishwar Chakraborty |
![]() |
Gita Dey as Koushalya |
![]() |
Bijon Bhattacharya as Haraprasad |
![]() |
Indrani Chakrabarty as Little Sita |
![]() |
Abanish Banerjee as Hari Babu |
![]() |
Shyamal Ghoshal as Benimadhab |
![]() |
Arun Chowdhury as Gurudev |
![]() |
Pitambar as Rambilas |
![]() |
Ranen Ray Choudhury as Baul singer |
![]() |
Jahar Roy as Mukherjee |
![]() |
Umanath Bhattacharya as Akhil Babu |
![]() |
Radha Govinda Ghosh as Manager |
![]() |
Ashok Bhattacharya as Binu |
![]() |
Sita Mukherjee as Kajal Didi |
![]() |
Ritwik Ghatak as Music teacher |
| Directing | Ritwik Ghatak | Director |
| Writing | Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala | Story |
| Writing | Ritwik Ghatak | Writer |
| Writing | Umanath Bhattacharya | Writer |