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Agantuk (lit. ' Guest '; known by its English title The Stranger) is a 1991 Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. [1] Notable for being Ray's last film, it was based on one of his own short stories, Atithi.
Agantuk (The Stranger) | Satyajit Ray Org. 1991, India. 120 min., Color, In Bengali with subtitles. Summary. Anila receives a letter from a man who claims to be her uncle. This uncle had disappeared 35 years ago. He is a stranger to the family and had been given up for dead. He has written to her about his desire to spend a few days with her.
Jun 10, 2020 · Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk (The Stranger) attempts two examinations of India – one of gender dynamics, as contained within the typical marriage, and the other a much more philosophical look at the ways in which the modern capitalist influence on the country has deteriorated relations between the population’s collective history as Indians ...
The Stranger: Directed by Satyajit Ray. With Utpal Dutt, Dipankar Dey, Mamata Shankar, Bikram Bhattacharya. A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long-lost uncle.
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- Satyajit Ray
- 1991-05-10
Mar 18, 2018 · In 1992, merely a few months before Satyajit Ray passed away, the legendary director gave us Agantuk (The Stranger). As with all great films, the story of Agantuk is a very simple one. Anila Bose – a young, educated lady in south Kolkata — receives a letter one day, written by a man who claims to be her long-lost uncle.
- Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
May 21, 2020 · For years, I had read an anecdotal story about Ray: after he took the last shot of Agantuk (The Stranger; 1991) and gave his unit orders to pack up, he turned to his wife Bijoya and said, “Well, that’s it. I’m done. I’ve said all I wanted to say”.
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Jun 7, 2019 · Starring:- Utpal Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Deepankar Dey, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Bikram Bhattacharya, Rabi Ghosh, Subrata Chatterjee, Pramode Ganguly, Ajit Bandopadhyay. Directed by:- Satyajit Ray. "... Expecting... Why expecting? Extorting! Extorting traditional Indian hospitality."
