The Cloud-Capped Star

The Cloud-Capped Star (Meghe Dhaka Tara) by Ritwik Ghatak (1960) was a completely different viewing experience from watching Mother India by Mehboob Khan (1957), though both films are considered among the representative ones of India cinema.

The Cloud-Capped Star brings about a sombre, serious mood, the melodrama moments tugged on my heartstrings even though they are not overly dramatized (I found the melodrama moments in Mother India much more exaggerated). Neeta’s sacrificed and suffered for her family so much, yet her efforts were trampled all over. I felt so unjustified for her.

Here’s my Haiku in response to the movie:

Blood stained handkerchief.

Shattering of dreams and hope.

Death, a deserved rest.

References:
Meghe Dhaka Tara - Wikipedia
New York State Writers Institute – The Cloud-Capped Star
"The Cloud-capped Star" directed by Ritwik Ghatak, India 1960