Alo is a 2003 Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

 film directed by Tarun Majumder and starring Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.- Early life and education :...

. The story is based on a short story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was one of the most famous Bengali novelist and writer of modern Bengali literature...

. It was shown in Bengal cinemas for eight months and broke several box office records.

The film was nominated for a National Award in the category "best film providing popular and wholesome entertainment".