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Mahanagar
Sign in to saveMahanagar (, ) 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.
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7.8Arati 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.
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
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- mother-in-law
- money
- calcutta
- lipstick
- new job
- parent-in-law child-in-law relationship
- working woman
- salesgirl
- family disapproval
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Mahanagar
- Film.image
- Mahanagar2.jpg
- Film.caption
- A poster for Mahanagar
- Film.director
- Satyajit Ray
- Film.producer
- R.D. Bansal
- Film.screenplay
- Satyajit Ray
- Film.starring
- Anil ChatterjeeMadhabi MukherjeeHaradhan BannerjeeHaren ChatterjeeVicky RedwoodJaya BhaduriSefalika Devi
- Film.cinematography
- Subrata Mitra
- Film.editing
- Dulal Dutta
- Film.music
- Satyajit Ray
- Film.studio
- R.D. Bansal & Co.
- Film.distributor
- Edward Harrison (US)
- Film.runtime
- 131 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Bengali
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Reception and legacy
- Awards
- Preservation and restoration
- See also
- References
- External links
Mahanagar (, ) 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, Mahanagar was 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. According to veteran film critic Philip French, the film stands alongside The Apu Trilogy as some of Ray's greatest work.
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