Mahanagar (1963)
With Jaya Bachchan, Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Directed by Satyajit Ray
Mahanagar (Bengali: মহানগর, lit. 'The Big City') is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.
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