The Big City

Arati takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman in Calcutta's wealthy neighbourhoods, in defiance of her traditionally-minded husband, Subrata, and his live-in parents. Emulating her Anglo-Indian friend Edith, who speaks equal to the men she encounters on the job, Arati quickly becomes her firm's top salesperson. When Subrata loses his job, the power dynamic begins to shift.

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

as Arati Mazumdar

Anil Chatterjee

as Subrata Mazumdar

Haren Chatterjee

as Priyogopal Mazumdar

Haradhan Bandyopadhyay

as Himangshu Mukherjee

Vicky Redwood

as Edith Simmons

Jaya Bachchan

as Bani Mazumdar

Sefalika Devi

as Sarojini Mazumdar

Prasenjit Sarkar

as Pintu Mazumdar

Shyamal Ghoshal

as Anupam

Gitali Roy

as Anupam's Wife

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