

The Big City
1963 · Movie · 2h 16m
Drama
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Key crew
- Satyajit RayDirector
- Satyajit RayOriginal Music Composer
- Satyajit RayScreenplay
Cast
- Madhabi MukherjeeArati Mazumdar
- Anil ChatterjeeSubrata Mazumdar
- Haren ChatterjeePriyogopal Mazumdar
- Haradhan BandyopadhyayHimangshu Mukherjee
- Vicky RedwoodEdith Simmons
- Jaya BachchanBani Mazumdar
- Sefalika DeviSarojini Mazumdar
- Prasenjit SarkarPintu Mazumdar
- Shyamal GhoshalAnupam
- Gitali RoyAnupam's Wife
- Tapan ChatterjeeSubrata's Colleague
- Bibhuti Bhushan BanerjeeCast
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Themes
husband wife relationshipmother-in-lawmoneycalcuttalipsticknew jobparent-in-law child-in-law relationshipworking womansalesgirlfamily disapprovalunderstatedcompassionate























