The story revolves around a North Indian taxi driver, Narsingh, who attempts to reinvent his life by visiting his native place, but instead gets embroiled in a local Marwari businessman's smuggling and human trafficking business. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2001.

Soumitra Chatterjee
as Narsingh

Waheeda Rehman
as Gulabi

Rabi Ghosh
as Rama

Ruma Guha Thakurta
as Neeli

Charuprakash Ghosh
as Sukhanram

Bireswar Sen
as

Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay
as Josef

Shekhar Chattopadhyay
as Rameshwar

Reba Devi
as Josefs' Mother

Arun Roy
as Naskar
Rex Dy
I saw this somewhat slow, B&W 1962 film at London's National Film Theatre a couple of years ago, during their excellent Satyajit Ray retrospective. It displays the qualities which most Ray fans like about his earlier films: the camera is thoughtful, and the time it takes to reflect on the characters...