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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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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 | |
| Genres | Bollywood, Drama |
| Language | DVD: Hindi |
| Released | Production year: 1962 To Rent: DVD: 29 May 2006 |
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Absorbing
Enjoyed the narrative, good story. Intresting film from the master
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Loved it
Wonderful cinema in the old style. Some people say that singing and dancing has always existed in Indian movies but it's not true. Many films of this period... read more »
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I don't think this is indian movie.
Watchable if you are really bored.
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Correction
Great movie...
One big mistake: This, along with most Satyajit Ray movies are in Bangla/Bengali, NOT in Hindi. So please correct that bit of ... read more »