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Jun 22, 2018 · Coming from the Ray stable, it had to be intellectually stimulating. An accident in Varanasi occasioned a bed-ridden state during which Ray devoured many Bengali books. When he read Tarashankar Bandopadhyay's short story Jalsaghar, Ray knew he had found his hero. It was the character of Biswambhar Roy—a music-loving zamindar on the brink of ...
Apr 11, 2021 · In ‘Jalsaghar’, a stubborn landlord, a chandelier with its own story, and musical soirees Ahead of Satyajit Ray’s birth centenary, a reminder of the master director’s period drama ...
Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.265547dc.contributor.author: Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankardc.date.accessioned:...
Biswambhar Roy (Chhabi Biswas) is the last in a long line of rich patriarchs. He continues to cling to his refined tastes even as his estate is diminishing. All that remains is his two loyal servants, a horse, an elephant, and the crumbling palace. On the terrace of his palace, smoking a hookah, Roy asks his old servant what month it is.
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (23 July 1898 [1] – 14 September 1971) was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma ...
The Music Room: Directed by Satyajit Ray. With Chhabi Biswas, Gangapada Basu, Padmadevi, Kali Sarkar. Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.
The wealthy Mahim Ganguly (Gangapada Basu), the son of a neighbor who was a debt collector, returns from the West to claim his late father's estate. Ganguly is a shrill social-climber and asks that Roy come to visit the estate. When Ganguly builds his own more modern music room, he plans an opening party. In competition, Roy claims and starts ...
