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The Big City

Film19632h 16mReleased

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Director
Satyajit Ray
Language
Bangla
Released
1963-09-27
Runtime
2h 16m

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7.8104 votes on TMDB

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6.8

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The story

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.

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Cast

  • Madhabi Mukherjee
    Madhabi MukherjeeArati Mazumdar
  • Anil Chatterjee
    Anil ChatterjeeSubrata Mazumdar
  • Haren Chatterjee
    Haren ChatterjeePriyogopal Mazumdar
  • Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
    Haradhan BandyopadhyayHimangshu Mukherjee
  • Vicky Redwood
    Vicky RedwoodEdith Simmons
  • Jaya Bachchan
    Jaya BachchanBani Mazumdar
  • Sefalika Devi — artwork unavailable
    Sefalika DeviSarojini Mazumdar
  • Prasenjit Sarkar
    Prasenjit SarkarPintu Mazumdar
  • Shyamal Ghoshal
    Shyamal GhoshalAnupam
  • Gitali Roy
    Gitali RoyAnupam's Wife