The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Satyajit RayDirector
- Satyajit RayScreenplay
- Satyajit RayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dhritiman ChatterjeeSiddhartha Chaudhuri
- Krishna BoseSutapa
- Indira DeviSarojini
- Kalyan ChatterjeeShiben
- Jayasree KabirKeya
- Debraj RayTunu
- Soven LahiriSanyal
- Pisu MajumdarKeya's father
- Miss ShefaliCast
- Indira GandhiHerself
- Biplab ChatterjeeCast
Stills
Themes
job interviewadversarycalcuttaunemploymentmedical student