Mahanagar

Name: Mahanagar
Genre: Drama
Released: 27 SEP, 1963
Duration: 132
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Jaya Bachchan

9.7/10

(366 Votes)

9.7/10

(366 Votes)

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Bengali

2h 12m • Drama • U • 27 Sep, 1963

Mahanagar

About the movie

A masterpiece by Satyajit Ray, Mahanagar has been digitally restored for a theatrical re-release.

Set in Calcutta during the 1950s, Mahanagar explores the evolving independence of middle-class women of the city. Arati (Madhabi Mukherjee), a home maker, takes up a job as a door-to-door saleswoman to meet the increasing financial pressure on her family. Despite familial adversity and societal obstacles the initially hesitant and nervous Arati soon begins to prosper in her field and gradually starts to enjoy her new-found financial and psychological independence.

Her initially supportive husband, Subrata (Anil Chatterjee), who now starts to feel insecure decides to ask Arati to quit but is finally forced to let her continue to work once he loses his job. Arati now becomes the sole breadwinner of the family and also befriends an English-speaking, Anglo-Indian (representative of the legacy of the British Raj) colleague Edith (Vicky Redwood), a move which raises suspicion and increases conflict within her family.

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

as Arati Mazumdar

Anil Chatterjee

as Subrata Mazumdar

Jaya Bachchan

as Bani

Crew

Satyajit Ray

Director, Writer, Musician

Top reviews

145 reviews

Summary of 145 reviews.

#SuperDirection

110

#GreatActing

#AwesomeStory

#Inspiring

#Wellmade

#Unbelievable

#Blockbuster

#WowMusic

#Rocking

#OneTimeWatch

Sandip

10/10

#SuperDirection #GreatActing #WowMusic #AwesomeStory #Blockbuster #Inspiring #Wellmade #Unbelievable

When God plans something for you, He makes you wait, then blesses you in abundance at the perfect time. The Almighty prompted me to pick up my phone w ...more

237 Days ago

Kamala

10/10

#SuperDirection #GreatActing #AwesomeStory #Inspiring #Unbelievable

This movie, an all time classic by the maestro is beyond any rating. A class apart in every segment. One just needs to see it and experience what cine ...more

237 Days ago

Souvik

10/10

#SuperDirection #GreatActing #AwesomeStory #Blockbuster #Wellmade

It was truly amazing to see how they transformed this classic into a format that plays seamlessly on such a large screen. The restoration was brillian ...more

233 Days ago