Neel Akasher Neechey
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| Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
| Written by | Based on the short story "Chini Feriwala" written by Mahadevi Varma |
| Produced by | Hemanta Bela Production |
| Starring | Kali Banerjee Manju Dey Bikash Roy Smriti Biswas Suruchi Sengupta Ajit Chatterjee Rasaraj Chakraborty Monu Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Sailaja Chatterjee |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
Production company | New Theatres |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Neel Akasher Neechey (Bengali: নীল আকাশের নীচে Nil akasher niche, "Under the Blue Sky") is a 1959 Bengali language drama film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Hemanta Mukherjee, starring Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy in lead roles. The film was based on the Mahadevi Verma short story Chini Feriwala.
Set in the background of the last days of the British Raj in Calcutta, the film explores the lives of a number of characters, including the platonic relationship between an immigrant Chinese wage worker, Wang Lu, and the main female character Basanti. The film had overt political overtones and was the first film to be banned by the Government of India. The ban was effective for two months.