'' Atithi '' ( literally '' The Guest '' ; also known by the alternative English title '' The Runaway '' ) is a 1965 Bengali film based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore , and directed by Tapan Sinha . It tells a simple story about a teenage boy who prefers the life of a wanderer to the confines of a domestic life . At the 13th National Film Awards , it won the National Award ( Certificate of Merit ) for the Second Best Feature Film . It also won several BFJA Awards . It was India 's competitive entry at the Venice International Film Festival in 1966 , where it was nominated for the Golden Lion . The film was remade in Hindi as '' Geet Gaata Chal ''
13th National Film Awards
13th National Film Awards
Atithi (1965 film)