Charulata 1964 Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage, he sees her loneliness and asks his brother in law,Umapada to keep her company At the same time Bhupatis own cousin, Amal, a would be writer comes home finishing his college education However, after several months, Charu and Amals feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship