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Pratidwandi is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy. Set during the period of the Naxalite movement in Bengal, Pratidwandi tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middle-class man caught up in the turmoil of social unrest. Corruption and unemployment is rampant, and Siddhartha cannot align himself with either his revolutionary activist brother or his career-oriented sister. The film is known for experimenting with techniques such as photo-negative flashbacks.
Original Release
10/27/1970
US Release
01/01/1971
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dhritiman Chatterjee | Siddhartha Chaudhuri |
Asgar Ali | |
Arabinda Banerjee | |
Soumitra Bannerjee | (as Soumitra Banerjee) |
Amar Bardhan | |
Gaja Basu | (as Gaja Bose) |
Krishna Bose | Sutapa |
Biplab Chakraborty | |
Mihir Chakravarti | |
Anindita Chatterjee |
Directors
Writers
Satyajit Ray, Sunil Gangopadhyay
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dhritiman Chatterjee | Siddhartha Chaudhuri |
Asgar Ali | |
Arabinda Banerjee | |
Soumitra Bannerjee | (as Soumitra Banerjee) |
Amar Bardhan | |
Gaja Basu | (as Gaja Bose) |
Krishna Bose | Sutapa |
Biplab Chakraborty | |
Mihir Chakravarti | |
Anindita Chatterjee | |
Biplab Chatterjee | |
Chittaranjan Chatterjee | |
Dibyendu Chatterjee | |
Kalyan Chatterjee | Shiben |
Mamata Chatterjee | Sanyal's wife |
Ranajit Chatterjee | |
Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury | (as Bhaskar Chowdhury) |
Indrani Roy Chowdhury | |
Ratanlal Chowdhury | |
Bishnupada Das |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Asim Dutta | Producer |
Nepal Dutta | Producer |