Akash Kusum ( "Up in the Clouds") is a 1965 Indian Bengali film directed by noted Indian parallel film director Mrinal Sen. The film was loosely remade in Hindi as Manzil (1979).
Plot It is the story of the longings of a middle-class executive to rise in stature and social acceptability. The young man trying to find a place in the corporate world innocently bluffs a young girl he chances upon. The bluff becomes disastrous for him, and for their relationship.
Cast Soumitra Chatterjee as Ajay Aparna Sen as Manika Subhendu Chatterjee Haradhan Bandopadhyay
References
External links
On the Mrinal Sen website A review