Meghe Dhaka Tara

Plot Summary

Meghe Dhaka Tara is a fictionalized depiction of the life of Ritwik through a character called Nilkanatha Bagchi (Saswata Chatterjee). The story starts in 1969 and shows Nilkantha being admitted to a mental asylum under the supervision of Doctor S. P. Mukherjee. Even while undergoing treatment in the hospitals, he writes a play and stages it with the patients of the asylum. Throughout the film Nilkantha's mental agony, struggles, inner contradictions, disappointments as well as financial troubles faced by him are shown. He clearly says it is not possible for him to make entertaining or commercial films. The film also shows the atmosphere of Bengal during Tebhaga and Naxalite movements.