---
title: 'Atithi (1965)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tapan Sinha'
released: '1965-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/atithi-1965'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058925/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Atithi (1965)

1965 · 112 min · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Atithi is a 1965 Bengali drama film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Tapan Sinha. It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the National Award for the Second Best Feature Film. It also won several BFJA Awards. It was India's competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was remade in Hindi as Geet Gaata Chal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tapan Sinha](https://cinepixo.com/people/tapan-sinha)
- **Screenplay:** [Tapan Sinha](https://cinepixo.com/people/tapan-sinha)
- **Editor:** [Subodh Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/subodh-roy)

## Cast

- [Ajitesh Bandopadhyay](https://cinepixo.com/people/ajitesh-bandopadhyay)

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