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Actors: Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mahanagar - The Big City |
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Mahanagar (metroplois), in Bengali, directed by Satyajit Ray is a commentary on the travails of a working woman in the Indian middle class. Set in Calcutta of the 1960s, the protagonist Arati(Madhabi Mukherjee) marries into a traditional Bengali joint family which is hard pressed for money. In order to support her husband Bhombal(Anil Chatterjee), Arati gets a job, but not without antagonizing her inlaws, who want her to stay a homemaker. However, things take an about turn when Bhombal loses his job and Arati becomes the sole bread earner of the family - leading to frequent ego clashes with her husband. Meanwhile, in office Arati befriends Edith, a liberal European lady, who is disliked by her conservative boss. When Edith is dismissed on concocted moral grounds, Arati must decide whether to keep working - because of her family constraints - or to stand up for her friend with the knowledge that, in the big city there shall be another opportunity.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mahanagar - The Big City |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- girls fighting for rights
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Indian Indian
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Culture of surrounding area:
- Indian Indian
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Is this movie based on a
- book
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