---
title: '36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aparna Sen'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/36-chowringhee-lane-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081968/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)

1981 · 110 min · Drama, Romance · India


## Synopsis

36 Chowringhee Lane is a 1981 film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by Shashi Kapoor. It marked the directorial debut of Sen, who had until then been known as a leading actress of Bengali cinema. The film was very well received upon release. It stars Jennifer Kendal in a critically acclaimed role, along with Dhritiman Chatterjee and Debashree Roy.Two major songs used in the film were 1960's song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" by Brian Hyland and 1964 version of "Silent Night" by Mary Martin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aparna Sen](https://cinepixo.com/people/aparna-sen)
- **Screenplay:** [Aparna Sen](https://cinepixo.com/people/aparna-sen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vanraj Bhatia](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanraj-bhatia)
- **Producer:** [Shashi Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/shashi-kapoor)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ashok Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashok-mehta)

## Cast

- [Geoffrey Kendal](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-kendal)
- [Ruma Guha Thakurta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruma-guha-thakurta)
- [Debashree Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/debashree-roy)
- [Dhritiman Chatterjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/dhritiman-chatterjee)
- [Jennifer Kendal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-kendal)
- [Soni Razdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/soni-razdan)

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