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73% Critic Match
The Home and the World
“TRADITION VERSUS MODERNISM”
7.3 / 10• 1985• 2h 20m•NR• Bangla
Drama
Storyline
In the early 1900s, Nikhilesh, a wealthy Westernized Hindu in colonial East Bengal, feels compelled to test the love of his wife, Bimala. He introduces her to his friend Sandip, a politician agitating against British rule, and Bimala is equally taken with both Sandip's anti-colonial fervor and the man himself. Personal and political tensions subsequently flare as the now assertive Bimala has to make a crucial decision.
Cast & Crew
Soumitra Chatterjee
Sandip Mukherjee
Lead
Victor Banerjee
Nikhilesh Choudhury
Swatilekha Sengupta
Bimala Choudhury
Gopa Aich
The Sister-in-Law
Jennifer Kendal
Miss Gilby
Manoj Mitra
Headmaster
BC
Bimal Chatterjee
Kulada
IR
Indrapramit Roy
Amulya
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Satyajit Ray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Home and the World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
