The Big City
Original title: মহানগর
Director
Satyajit Ray
Screenplay
Satyajit Ray
Arati takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman in Calcutta's wealthy neighbourhoods, in defiance of her traditionally-minded husband, Subrata, and his live-in parents. Emulating her Anglo-Indian friend Edith, who speaks equal to the men she encounters on the job, Arati quickly becomes her firm's top salesperson. When Subrata loses his job, the power dynamic begins to shift.
Release
Sep 27, 1963
Budget
—
Country
India
Revenue
—
Cast
Madhabi Mukherjee
Arati Mazumdar
Anil Chatterjee
Subrata Mazumdar
Haren Chatterjee
Priyogopal Mazumdar
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
Himangshu Mukherjee
Vicky Redwood
Edith Simmons
Jaya Bachchan
Bani Mazumdar
Prasenjit Sarkar
Pintu Mazumdar
Shyamal Ghoshal
Anupam
Gitali Roy
Anupam's Wife
Tapan Chatterjee
Subrata's Colleague
Shailen Mukherjee
Reviews
TMDB
7.8/10
★★★★★
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Trailer
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The Big City
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