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The Big City
মহানগর
Directed by Satyajit Ray
1963•2h 16m•NR•★ 8.0
Drama
Synopsis
In 1950s Calcutta, a traditional, gentle housewife from a conservative family takes a job as a door-to-door knitting machine saleswoman to help her bank-clerk husband make ends meet, discovering her own independence and moral fortitude when her Anglo-Indian colleague is unfairly fired. Satyajit Ray's Berlin Silver Bear-winning humanist masterpiece starring Madhabi Mukherjee.
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DirectorSatyajit Ray
WriterSatyajit Ray
CinematographySubrata Mitra
MusicSatyajit Ray
Principal Cast
Madhabi MukherjeeArati Mazumdar
Anil ChatterjeeSubrata Mazumdar
Haren ChatterjeePriyogopal Mazumdar
Haradhan BandyopadhyayHimangshu Mukherjee
Vicky RedwoodEdith Simmons
Jaya BachchanBani Mazumdar
Prasenjit SarkarPintu Mazumdar
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Sefalika DeviSarojini MazumdarTechnical Specifications
Runtime2h 16m (136 mins)
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DirectorSatyajit Ray
LanguagesBengali, English
CountryIN
StudioR.D. Bansal & Co.
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