Mahanagar / directed, written and original music by Satyajit Ray.

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Material type: Film

FilmLanguage: Bengali Summary language: English Publication details: Calcutta : R.D.B. & Co., 2000.Description: 1 (DVD) (ca. 131 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. BookletOther title:

English language title: Great city
Alternate English language title from the Internet movie database: Big city
Alternate English language title from the Internet movie database: Metropolis

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A00243

Production credits:

Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; production design, Bansi Chandragupta.

Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haradhan Banerjee, Haren Chatterjee, Vicky Redwood.Summary: Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job to augment the family's limited income. Her in-laws are very disapproving, and, when her husband loses his job, their relationship also becomes increasingly difficult. However, in a crisis, the couple rises to the challenge and support each other in their struggles and dreams.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	A00243 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	M2	Available		A00243

Originally released theatrically in 1963.

From the story, Abataraṇika, by Narendranath Mitra.

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Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database, 4-4-2004.

Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; production design, Bansi Chandragupta.

Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haradhan Banerjee, Haren Chatterjee, Vicky Redwood.

Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job to augment the family's limited income. Her in-laws are very disapproving, and, when her husband loses his job, their relationship also becomes increasingly difficult. However, in a crisis, the couple rises to the challenge and support each other in their struggles and dreams.

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In Bengali, with English subtitles.

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