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The Big City (1963)

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Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1996.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Satyajit Ray
  • Profile picture of Madhabi Mukherjee
    Arati Mazumdar Madhabi Mukherjee
  • Profile picture of Anil Chatterjee
    Subrata Mazumdar Anil Chatterjee
  • Profile picture of Haren Chatterjee
    Priyogopal Mazumdar Haren Chatterjee
  • Profile picture of Haradhan Bandopadhyay
    Himangshu Mukherjee Haradhan Bandopadhyay
  • Profile picture of Vicky Redwood
    Edith Simmons Vicky Redwood
  • Profile picture of Jaya Bachchan
    Bani Mazumdar Jaya Bachchan
  • Profile picture of Sefalika Devi
    Sarojini Mazumdar Sefalika Devi
  • Profile picture of Prasenjit Sarkar
    Pintu Mazumdar Prasenjit Sarkar

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