Charulata
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Charulata is a 1964 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray, acclaimed for its nuanced portrayal of a lonely, intelligent woman in late 19th-century Bengal and often regarded as one of his finest works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charulata canonical | 28 |
| Charu in Charulata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1436859 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charulata Context triple: [Satyajit Ray, notableWork, Charulata]
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Mother India
Mother India is a national personification of India depicted as a nurturing yet embattled mother figure, widely used in literature, art, and political discourse to inspire patriotism and sacrifice.
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B.
Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.
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C.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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D.
Manjira
Manjira is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana before joining the Godavari River.
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All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and its critique of 1950s American social conformity and class prejudice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charulata Target entity description: Charulata is a 1964 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray, acclaimed for its nuanced portrayal of a lonely, intelligent woman in late 19th-century Bengal and often regarded as one of his finest works.
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A.
Mother India
Mother India is a national personification of India depicted as a nurturing yet embattled mother figure, widely used in literature, art, and political discourse to inspire patriotism and sacrifice.
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B.
Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.
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C.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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D.
Manjira
Manjira is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana before joining the Godavari River.
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E.
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and its critique of 1950s American social conformity and class prejudice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali-language film
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Indian film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Silver Bear for Best Director
|
| basedOn |
Nashtanirh
ⓘ
work by Rabindranath Tagore ⓘ |
| castMember |
Gitali Roy
ⓘ
Madhabi Mukherjee ⓘ Sailen Mukherjee ⓘ
linked to:
Shailen Mukherjee
Shailen Mukherjee ⓘ Shyamal Ghosal ⓘ Soumitra Chatterjee ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Madhabi Mukherjee as Charulata
ⓘ
Shailen Mukherjee as Bhupati ⓘ Soumitra Chatterjee as Amal ⓘ |
| cinematography | Subrata Mitra ⓘ |
| consideredOneOf | Satyajit Ray’s finest works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by critics ⓘ |
| director | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| distributor | R. D. Bansal and Company ⓘ |
| editor | Dulal Dutta ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmMovement | parallel cinema in India ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
intellectual companionship
ⓘ
marital loneliness ⓘ social change in colonial Bengal ⓘ women’s inner life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amal
ⓘ
Bhupati ⓘ Charulata ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional intimacy and unspoken love
ⓘ
loneliness of an intelligent woman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formal visual composition
ⓘ
nuanced portrayal of a lonely, intelligent woman ⓘ subtle character study ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf |
Satyajit Ray filmography
ⓘ
linked to:
Satyajit Ray
|
| producer | R. D. Bansal ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 117 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th-century Bengal ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Calcutta ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1880s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charulata Description of subject: Charulata is a 1964 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray, acclaimed for its nuanced portrayal of a lonely, intelligent woman in late 19th-century Bengal and often regarded as one of his finest works.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shailen Mukherjee
subject linked to:
Madhuri Mukherjee
subject linked to:
Madhuri Mukherjee
linked to: Charulata