Paromitar Ek Din

The film explores the dual themes of friendship and loneliness. Sanaka (Aparna Sen) and Paromita (Rituparna Sengupta) are mother and daughter-in-law who, despite differences in age, backgrounds and temperaments, build a strong bond together. But when Paromita's marriage to Sanaka's son breaks down, social mores prevent the women from remaining close friends. While Paromita remarries and begins a new life, her mother-in-law, Sanaka, is left heartbroken and alone and eventually falls seriously ill. When Paromita learns of her friend's deterioration, she is compelled to flout convention, and returns to nurse Sanaka on her deathbed.

• Aparna Sen as Sanaka
• Rituparna Sengupta as Paromita
• Sohini Sengupta as Khuku
• Soumitra Chatterjee as Moni Biswas (Moni-daa or Moni-mama)
• Rajatava Dutta as Paromita's husband (Sanaka's younger son)
• Rita Koiral as Sanaka's elder daughter in law
• Rajesh Sharma as Rajeev Shrivastav (Paromita's second husband)
• Dulal Lahiri
• Kaushik Banerjee

The film had won many national and international awards –

• 2000 – Ecumenical Jury Award at the 35th International Film festival of Karlovy Vary
• 2000 – Best Film recommendation from the FIPRESCI Jury at 3rd International Film Festival of Mumbai
• 2000 – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sohini Sengupta
• 2000 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
• 2000 – National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Jayashree Dasgupta – "Hridoy Amar Prokash Holo..."

• Paromitar Ek Din at IMDb
• Chatterjee, Shoma A. Memories of another day, Movie Reviews, Rediff.com, 8 February 2000.