Kancher Deyal
# Kancher Deyal

Kancher Deyal (Bengali: কাঁচের দেয়াল) is a 1963 Bengali-language Pakistani film. It was written and directed by Zahir Raihan. Anwar Hossain, Sumita Devi, Khan Ataur Rahman in the lead role and others supporting role were portrayed in the film.

## Plot

A helpless young woman is raised in her maternal uncle's family. After the death of her mother, her father becomes a vagabond. The girl suddenly wins much money in the lottery. She then struggles against her confining role in society.

## Cast

* Anwar Hossain
* Sumita Devi
* Khan Ataur Rahman
* Rani Sarkar
* Inam Ahmed
* Shawkat Akbar
* Abul Khayer
* Roji Samad
* Narayan Chakraborty
* Achia
* B.A. Malek
* Purnima Sen
* Abdul Matin

## Music

The film music directed by Khan Ataur Rahman. Shamol Boron Meyeti is a popular song in the film.

## Response

Film critic Ahmed Muztaba Zamal, when asked by Cinemaya in 2000 to select the top ten films from Bangladesh, named Kancher Deyal, made when the country was still East Pakistan, as one of the top twelve.

## Awards

* In 1965, the film won best film award in Pakistan Film Festival.
* Zahir Raihan received several awards including Best Director's Award.
