The Big City
1963 · directed by Satyajit Ray
- Rating
- 86/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
The Big City (1963), directed by Satyajit Ray, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Madhabi Mukherjee
- Anil Chatterjee
- Haren Chatterjee
- Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
- Vicky Redwood
- Jaya Bachchan
- Sefalika Devi
- Prasenjit Sarkar
- Shyamal Ghoshal
- Gitali Roy
Crew
- Subrata Mitra — Director of Photography
- Dulal Dutta — Editor
- Satyajit Ray — Original Music Composer
- Satyajit Ray — Screenplay
More from Satyajit Ray
- Pather Panchali (1955) — 99/100 · hit
- The Hero (1966) — 89/100 · hit
- The World of Apu (1959) — 88/100 · hit
- The Stranger (1991) — 87/100 · hit
- The Music Room (1958) — 86/100 · hit
- Aparajito (1956) — 86/100 · hit
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