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Jalsaghar
Sign in to saveJalsaghar ( Jalsāghar, ) is a 1958 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a popular short story by Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and starring Chhabi Biswas. The fourth of Ray's feature films, it was filmed at Nimtita Raajbari in Nimtita, Murshidabad district.
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Jalsaghar, also known as The Music Room, is a 1958 Indian drama film written, directed, and produced by Satyajit Ray. The film features cinematography by Subrata Mitra and music composed by Vilayat Khan. The cast includes Chhabi Biswas, Begum Akhtar, and Tulsi Lahiri. Originally titled জলসাঘর, the movie was released in black-and-white and is presented in the Bangla language.
The narrative is set in West Bengal and explores themes such as suicide, the loss of a loved one, servants, bankruptcy, and country houses. It received the National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film. The film has a runtime of 100 minutes according to some sources, while others list it as 95 minutes. It holds a review score of 100% and has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix, as well as through providers like HBO Max, Amazon Channel, and Criterion Channel.
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Film · TMDB
7.5An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.
Cast
- Chhabi Biswas as Biswambhar Roy
- Gangapada Basu as Mahim Ganguli
- Kali Sarkar as Anantha
- Tulsi Lahiri as Prashanna
- Padmadevi as Mahamaya Roy
- Pinaki Sengupta as Khoka Roy
Themes
- suicide
- loss of loved one
- servant
- bankrupt
- country house
- country estate
- teacher
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Jalsaghar
- Film.image
- The-Music-Room-poster.jpg
- Film.alt
- The Music Room
- Film.director
- Satyajit Ray
- Film.producer
- Satyajit Ray
- Film.screenplay
- Satyajit Ray
- Film.starring
- Chhabi BiswasPadma DeviPinaki SenguptaGangapada BasuTulsi LahiriKali Sarkar
- Film.music
- Vilayat Khan
- Film.cinematography
- Subrata Mitra
- Film.editing
- Dulal Dutta
- Film.studio
- Aurora Film Corporation
- Film.distributor
- Contemporary Films (UK)Edward Harrison (US)
- Film.runtime
- 95 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Bengali
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Jalsaghar (The Music Room) a film by Satyajit Ray
Jalsaghar (The Music Room) 1958, India. 100 min, B/W, In Bengali with subtitles. The story
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Bangla
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Screenwriter
- Satyajit Ray
- Composer
- Vilayat Khan
- Producer
- Satyajit Ray
- Cinematographer
- Subrata Mitra
- Narrative location
- West Bengal
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 474010
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- satyajitray.org/jalsaghar-the-music-room
Show 5 more facts
- title
- জলসাঘর
- color
- black-and-white
- publication date
- 1958-10-10
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 100%
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical reception
- Awards and accolades
- Soundtrack
- Home video
- Preservation
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Jalsaghar ( Jalsāghar, ) is a 1958 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a popular short story by Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and starring Chhabi Biswas. The fourth of Ray's feature films, it was filmed at Nimtita Raajbari in Nimtita, Murshidabad district.
Despite an initially poor critical reception in India, the film went on to win the Presidential Award for Best Film in New Delhi, and it played a significant role in establishing Ray's international reputation as a director. It has since gained near-universal critical acclaim, and has come to be regarded by the cinema community as one of the greatest films of all time.
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