Cast
Ajit Banerjee 
Kali Bannerjee 
Gangapada Basu 
Satindra Bhattacharya Umanath Bhattacharya Parijat Bose
Credits
Written by: 
Ritwik Ghatak
Plot
A story of a young man seeking work in Calcutta, shot in 1952 and released after his death.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ritwik Ghatak's first feature, shot in 1952 and released after his death, follows a jobless young man in Calcutta and his struggling family. Raw and compassionate, with early social-realist ideas, it is a key, rediscovered work of Indian cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (270 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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