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The Big City
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Title: The Big City

Release Date: 27 Sep 1963

Runtime: 2h 16m

Genre: Drama

Director: R.D. Bansal & Co.

Production Companies: R.D. Bansal & Co.

Overview: Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1996.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.8 (93 votes)

Cast

  • Arati Mazumdar: Madhabi Mukherjee
  • Subrata Mazumdar: Anil Chatterjee
  • Priyogopal Mazumdar: Haren Chatterjee
  • Himangshu Mukherjee: Haradhan Bandopadhyay
  • Edith Simmons: Vicky Redwood
  • Bani Mazumdar: Jaya Bachchan
  • Sarojini Mazumdar: Sefalika Devi
  • Pintu Mazumdar: Prasenjit Sarkar
  • Anupam: Shyamal Ghoshal
  • Anupam's Wife: Gitali Roy
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