The Big City
(1963)
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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.
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Sayantan Chatterjee
⭐ 10/10July 9, 2018
<b>Rating: 9.5 / 10</b>
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<i>"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."</i>
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— Milton Berle
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Owing to a banking failure typical of the post-independence India, Subrata(Anil Chatterjee) loses his job and must reconcile with the shortcomings of the situation, his insecurities as his wife Arati(Madhabi Mukherjee) becomes the sole breadwinner of the family.
Arati's story feels both intricately real and …
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