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Seemabaddha is a 1971 social drama Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the novel Seemabaddha by Mani Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Barun Chanda, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles. The film was the second entry in Ray's Calcutta trilogy, which included Pratidwandi (1970) and Jana Aranya (1976). The films deal with the rapid modernization of Calcutta, rising corporate culture and greed, and the futility of the rat race.
The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 33rd Venice International Film Festival, and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1971.
Original Release
09/24/1971
US Release
11/22/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sharmila Tagore | Tutul |
| Barun Chanda | Shyamalendu Chatterjee / Shyamal |
| Paromita Chowdhury | Dolan |
| Ajoy Banerjee | |
| Haradhan Bannerjee | Talukdar |
| Rahul Bhagat | |
| Tarun Bhattacharya | |
| Rita Deb Burman | |
| Barry Chakraborty | |
| Ratna Chatterjee |
Directors
Writers
Satyajit Ray, Mani Shankar Mukherjee
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sharmila Tagore | Tutul |
| Barun Chanda | Shyamalendu Chatterjee / Shyamal |
| Paromita Chowdhury | Dolan |
| Ajoy Banerjee | |
| Haradhan Bannerjee | Talukdar |
| Rahul Bhagat | |
| Tarun Bhattacharya | |
| Rita Deb Burman | |
| Barry Chakraborty | |
| Ratna Chatterjee | |
| Ritun Chatterjee | |
| Harindranath Chattopadhyay | Sir Baren Roy |
| Eric Davis | |
| Dipankar Dey | |
| Dipak Dutta | |
| Althia Ensob | |
| Minakshi Ganguly | |
| Promode Ganguly | |
| Amalendu Gupta | |
| Mani Iyer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bharat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | Producer |
