The Big City

Name: The Big City
Director: Satyajit Ray
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-09-27
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Vicky Redwood

TrailerHDIMDB: 7.8

The Big City (1963) is a drama directed by Satyajit Ray rated 7.8/10.

Arati 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.

Released: 1963-09-27

Duration: 2h 16m

Genre: Drama

Country: India

Director: Satyajit Ray

Writer: Satyajit Ray

Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay

Production: R.D. Bansal & Co.