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Main
Story
As the accountant of the New Bharat Bank, Subrata Majunder finds it difficult to
make both ends meet, his younger sister Bani is two months behind with her schoold fees,
father Priyogopal a retired school-master - would like a pair of reading glasses; mother
Sarojini needs a new tin of Zardah (tobacco) every ten days or so ................... |
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At a hint from
Subrata, which she at first resents, wife Arati agrees to get a job. Going out to work,
Arati discovers anew life, new world, opening up for her. |
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She begins to
like her job, and she enjoys the company of her colleagues. The Anglo- Indian Edith, in
particular, is a good friend. It’s Edith who presents Arati with her first lipstick.h
big ideas---takes a fancy to Arati and openly expresses his admiration for her work. |
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AWARDS
Silver Bear
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Berlin Film Festival 1964
Silver
Medal-
India 1966CAST
Madhabi Mukherjee / Arati
Anil Chatterjee / Subrata Mazumdar
Haradhan Banerjee / Mr. Mukherjee
Vicky Redwood / Edith
BLACK
& WHITE
LENGTH
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3653 metres.
SCENARIO,
MUSIC & DIRECTION
Satyajit Ray
PRODUCER
R.D.Bansal
PRODUCTION
RDB & CO. |
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But, for
Subrata, Arati’s transformation is something which makes him vaguely anxious.
Isn’t she a little too gay, too confident ? And why must she mention Mr. Mukherjee so
often ? |
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Subrata
decides to take steps about it. He rings up an influential friend and extracts the promise
of a part time job from him. The same evening he tells Arati “I’ve been offered
a job, so I don’t think you need to work any more.” The next morning Arati goes
to the office with a heavy heart, and the letter of resignation in her bag. |
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But before she
has time to submit it, she gets a frantic telephone call from Subrata. “Don’t
give up your job yet. I’ve just lost mine. The bank’s closed down.” |
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From here on,
Arati is the only earning member of the family. Subrata suffers the humiliation of
watching his wife go out while he sits in bed scanning the ‘Wanted’columns.
Relationships are strained almost to the point of breaking when an incident suddenly
brings the drama to its unexpected conclusion, and Arati is happily left with no cause to
regret her decision to work. hair bundles uk |
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