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The Home and the World
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The Home and the World

1985-01-04 · 140 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

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.

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Directors
Satyajit Ray
Production companies
National Film Development Corporation of India
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Soumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeSandip Mukherjee
Victor BanerjeeVictor BanerjeeNikhilesh Choudhury
Swatilekha SenguptaSwatilekha SenguptaBimala Choudhury
Gopa AichGopa AichThe Sister-in-Law
Jennifer KendalJennifer KendalMiss Gilby
Manoj MitraManoj MitraHeadmaster
Bimal ChatterjeeKulada
Indrapramit RoyAmulya
Sunil Sarkar
Tinu Ghosh
Bibhuti Nandi
Haradhan Basu
Subal Das
Shashanka Bhattacharya
Rasik Banerjee
Govinda Chakravarti
Somenath Majumdar
Rambalak Pandey
Nandita Ghosh
Malati Bole

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