Headmaster (1959)

Plot Summary

The school of a remote and poor village shut down, the head master Krishna Prasanna (Chhabi) migrates to city in search of job. He moves with family, wife Labanya (Karuna), nubile daughter (Ranjana) and very young son. He takes residence with his wife's brother. He meets per chance one of his ex students, of whom he used to take free evening classes and many of whom got merit scholarship and became cream of society, a doctor, a judge, successful lawyer, manager of a big bank and so on. Can he cross the barrier and meet them? All have big bungalows and office with watchmen to stop. If he managed to meet them, will they recall his contribution and help their benefactor? If they do, what change he has to bring in himself? Can he?

Full Cast & Characters

Chhabi Biswas

Krishna Prasanna

Karuna Banerjee

Labanya

Ranjana Banerjee

Daughter

Shyamal Ghosal

Nirupam Dutta

Sova Sen

Labanya's sister in law

Shishir Batabyal

Labanya's brother

Gangapada Basu

Harimohan

Dilip Mukherjee

Santosh Dutta

Bimal Bandopadhyay

Shailen Ganguli

Director & Crew

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