Under the Blue Sky
1959, Bengali. Directed by Mrinal Sen.
Set in the turbulent 1930s, this is the story of a poor Chinese hawker selling his merchandise, Chinese silk, in the streets of Calcutta. This was the time when China was repulsing a brutal attack of militarist Japan and when an outraged Rabindranath Tagore wrote to his friend in Japan, the great poet Noguchi: “I wish your countrymen, whom I love so much, not success but remorse”. This film holds the dubious distinction of being the first to be banned (though temporarily) in independent India.
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bengali
- Rated
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Under the Blue Sky is streaming on VI movies and tv and Eros Now Select in India.
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- Released
- 20 February 1959
- Original title
- নীল আকাশের নিচে
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Mrinal Sen
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Under the Blue Sky runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).
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Under the Blue Sky is streaming on VI movies and tv and Eros Now Select in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Under the Blue Sky?
Under the Blue Sky (1959) was directed by Mrinal Sen and stars Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Smriti Biswas.