Not RatedThe Big City

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500M
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Play Time: 136 mins
Drama
The Big City

Overview:
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.

Original Title:মহানগর
Status: Released (1963-09-27)
Awards:4 wins & 1 nomination
Screen:Narendranath Mitra, Satyajit Ray
Productions: R.D. Bansal & Co.
Production Countries: India
Spoken Languages: বাংলা, English
The Big City
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Sayantan Chatterjee

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<b>Rating: 9.5 / 10</b> <blockquote> <i>"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."</i> <br><br> — Milton Berle </blockquote> Owing to a banking failure typical of the post-independence India, Subrata(Anil Chatterjee) loses his job and must reconcile with the shortcomings ....

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