| Content Provider | Satyajit Ray Society |
|---|---|
| Author | Satyajit Ray সত্যজিৎ রায় |
| Description | This is a handwritten field notes diary ('Kheror Khata') or Shooting Script, which depicts several sketches, musical notation and casting of Satyajit Ray's film 'Mahanagar' (International release title 'The Big City'), based on the short story 'Abataranika' by Narendranath Mitra. |
| Abstract | 'Mahanagar’ (The Big City) is a drama film based on a short story 'Abataranika' by Narendranath Mitra. The film is about a young housewife in a middle-class family who finds a job when her father-in-law needs a new pair of spectacles. The family is very conservative, and this upsets everyone. Her husband's manhood is somewhat insulted, her in-laws (who both live with the married couple in a rather small apartment) feel that it's just not right, and her son thinks he's been forgotten. The only one who supports her is her younger sister-in-law; she sees her as a role model. The husband tries to get her to quit, but, when he loses his own job, he changes his mind quickly. Now she becomes the breadwinner, and he is effectively castrated. In this manuscript, Satyajit Ray has listed the ages of the characters in the movie. For instance, he has mentioned that Arati is a 23-something woman while her husband Subrata is 28 years old. He has also carefully jotted their props and costumes. The manuscript reveals the workings of Ray’s mind while he was directing this movie. |
| Page Count | 715 |
| File Size | 145367653 |
| File Format | |
| Language | Bengali |
| Access Restriction | NDLI |
| Subject Keyword | Kheror Khata Field notes diary Shooting Script সত্যজিৎ রায় Narendranath Mitra Abataranika অবতরণিকা Calcutta Film |
| Alternative Title | Mahanagar |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Manuscript |
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