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1962 Certificate PG
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Set on the Bihar-Bengal border, where Marwari businessmen and Rajputs of warrior caste have both settled. The central character of Narsingh (Soumitra Chatterjee), is a disillusioned, frequently drunken Rajput reduced in status to an ill-educated taxi driver. Proud and hot-tempered, with a passion for his 1930s Chrysler, .. Read more

Starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Waheeda Rehman, Rabi Ghosh
Director Satyajit Ray
Genres Bollywood, Drama

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Abhijan

Set on the Bihar-Bengal border, where Marwari businessmen and Rajputs of warrior caste have both settled. The central character of Narsingh (Soumitra Chatterjee), is a disillusioned, frequently drunken Rajput reduced in status to an ill-educated taxi driver. Proud and hot-tempered, with a passion for his 1930s Chrysler, Narsingh is offered work transporting tins of ghee for Sukhanram, a shady merchant, and finds himself drawn against his better judgement into trafficking opium. Having failed in everything honest, he has to decide whether or not he will engage in criminal activity to make money.

Starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Waheeda Rehman, Rabi Ghosh
Director Satyajit Ray
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 25 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Bollywood, Drama
Language DVD: Hindi
Released Production year: 1962

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    • Abhijan
      Set on the Bihar-Bengal border, where Marwari businessmen and Rajputs of warrior caste have both settled. The central character of Narsingh (Soumitra Chatterjee), is a disillusioned, frequently drunken Rajput reduced in status to an ill-educated taxi driver. Proud and hot-tempered, with a passion ...