# Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar (1982)

Bengali · Released 1982-10-22

Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar is a 1982 Bengali film. Lily Chakravarty, Dipankar Dey, Biplab Chatterjee and Mrinal Mukherjee appear in it.

Cast: Lily Chakravarty, Dipankar Dey, Biplab Chatterjee, Mrinal Mukherjee

## Storyline
The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)

## Common questions

### When was Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar released?
Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar was released on 22 October 1982.

### Who stars in Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar?
Lily Chakravarty, Dipankar Dey, Biplab Chatterjee and Mrinal Mukherjee star in Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar.

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