The film was nominated for a National Award in the category "Best Film Providing Wholesome Family Entertainment".[3]It was Third highest grossing Bengali movie in 2003.
Translated into French by Anita Basu Mallick.
Plot
Alo is an educated Kolkata based woman who comes to her husband's ancestral village after marriage. Her husband Shuvo is a teacher who works in Kolkata. Alo starts living with the poverty stricken villagers. Alo enlightens their lifestyle, morally as well as culturally. She becomes an idol of adoration. Alo gets devastated on learning about Pintu's death. She also dies while giving birth to her daughter but literally stands up to the meaning of her name Alo, which is light or ray of hope. The women of the village take the responsibility of the girl's upbringing.[4]
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