The Big City (1963)

Name: The Big City
Director: Satyajit Ray
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-09-27
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Vicky Redwood

The Big City (1963) is a Drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, rated 7.8/10 by 103 viewers.

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.

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Directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Vicky Redwood.