60567
60567

The Big City

1963-09-27
7.814
bn 136m
Drama
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.

Director

Satyajit Ray

Producer

R.D. Bansal

Director of Photography

Subrata Mitra

Short Story

Narendranath Mitra

Original Music Composer

Satyajit Ray

Screenplay

Satyajit Ray

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 earnest melodramatic

Status

Released

Countries

  • India

Companies

  • R.D. Bansal & Co.

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