Mahanagar (1963)

Mahanagar (, Mahānagar; English: The Big City) is a 1963 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray and starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role of Arati. Based on a short story, Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it narrates the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting a job as a saleswoman. It marks the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri (now Jaya Bachchan), who later went on to become one of Bollywood's leading actresses.

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Cast:

• Haradhan Bannerjee
• Jaya Bhaduri
• Anil Chatterjee
• Haren Chatterjee
• Sefalika Devi
• Madhabi Mukherjee
• Vicky Redwood
• Prosenjit Sarkar