| Sanjhbati | |
|---|---|
| Sanjhbati | |
| Directed by | Leena Gangopadhyay & Saibal Banerjee |
| Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Produced by | Atanu Ray Chaudhuri Dev Entertainment Ventures |
| Starring | Dev Paoli Dam Soumitra Chatterjee Lily Chakravarty |
| Cinematography | Sirsha Ray |
| Edited by | Sujay Datta Ray |
| Music by | Anupam Roy |
Production company | Bengal Talkies |
| Distributed by | Bengal Talkies |
Release date |
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Running time | 129:25 minutes [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
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