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Calcutta 71 (1972) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1972 · 116 mins · Bengali, Bangla
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- Directed by
- Mrinal Sen
- Starring
- Utpal Dutt, Suchita Ray Chaudhury, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Madhabi Mukherjee, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Karuna Banerjee
Through the restless spirit of a condemned 20‑year‑old student, the film links four vignettes of Indians battling poverty, disaster and political turmoil. A middle‑class family’s home is wrecked by harsh monsoon floods; another clan’s morals crumble under famine. Young boys smuggle rice while wealthy politicians feign deep sympathy for the poor.
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