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Actors: Utpal Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Dipankar De
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Agantuk - The Stranger |
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One of the later directorial ventures of Oscar winning Indian director Satyajit Ray, the Bengali film "Agantuk" (the native word for stranger) is the story of a globetrotting man named Manmohan Mitra (Utpal Dutt) who returns to India after 25 years. He visits his niece
Anila (Mamata Shankar) in Calcutta, who knows him as a part of the family tree but has never seen him in person. Even as Manmohan gels with the family and enthralls them with his exotic experiences, Anila's husband (Dipankar De) - and to some extent, she herself - suspect the man's true identity and intent.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Agantuk - The Stranger |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Indian Indian
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- Indian Indian
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Is this movie based on a
- book
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