The Big City (1963)

2h 16m
Running Time

September 27, 1963
Release Date

The Big City (1963)

2h 16m
Running Time

September 27, 1963
Release Date

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Plot.

Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.

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Release Date
September 27, 1963

Original Name
মহানগর

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 16m

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Wiki.

Mahanagar (মহানগর lit. 'The Big City') is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.

Shot in the first half of 1963 in Calcutta, this was also the first film directed by Ray set entirely in his native Calcutta, reflecting contemporary realities of the urban middle-class, where women going to work is no longer merely driven by ideas of emancipation but has become an economic reality. The film examines the effects of the confident working woman on patriarchial attitudes and social dynamics. Besides The Apu Trilogy, the film, according to veteran film critic Philip French, is one of Ray's greatest films.

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