A River Called Titas

The film "A River Called Titas" (1973) is an in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in Bangladesh after the Partition of India in 1947. A fisherman, Kishore, marries a young girl, Rajar Jhi, on impulse when he visits a nearby village, but she is kidnapped by bandits during their journey to his village. Ten years later, Rajar Jhi attempts with their son to find Kishore, who has descended into madness and assumes they were taken to an unknown destination. The film follows the story of Basanti, played by Rosy Samad, a young widow who helps them, revealing that she was childhood lover of Kishore.