Drama · India · 1963 · 2h 16m

The Big City

মহানগর

The Big City poster

Director

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee as Arati Mazumdar Anil Chatterjee as Subrata Mazumdar Haren Chatterjee as Priyogopal Mazumdar Haradhan Bandyopadhyay as Himangshu Mukherjee Vicky Redwood as Edith Simmons Jaya Bachchan as Bani Mazumdar

Crew

Subrata Mitra — Director of Photography Dulal Dutta — Editor Satyajit Ray — Original Music Composer Satyajit Ray — Screenplay R.D. Bansal — Producer Bansi Chandragupta — Production Design

Synopsis

After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.

Trailer

The Big City — Official Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

husband wife relationship mother-in-law money calcutta lipstick new job parent-in-law child-in-law relationship working woman salesgirl family disapproval understated compassionate

Key Collaborators

Satyajit Ray Director Subrata Mitra Director of Photography Dulal Dutta Editor Satyajit Ray Original Music Composer Satyajit Ray Screenplay R.D. Bansal Producer Bansi Chandragupta Production Design

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