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Parash Pathar is a 1958 Bengali language Indian fantasy comedy film. It was Satyajit Ray's first film outside of The Apu Trilogy. It was also his first comedy and first magical realist film. Adapted from a short story of the same name by Parasuram, the film offered an early glimpse of Ray's sense of humour, centered on a middle-class clerk who accidentally discovers a stone that can turn other objects into gold.
Original Release
02/18/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tulsi Chakraborty | Paresh Chandra Dutta |
| Kali Bannerjee | Priyotosh Henry Biswas |
| Ranibala | Giribala Dutta |
| Gangapada Basu | Kachalu (Businessman) |
| Haridhan Mukherjee | Police Inspector |
| Jahar Roy | Bhajahari |
| Chhabi Biswas | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Bharati Devi | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Chandrabati Devi | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Jahar Ganguli | Guest at Cocktail Party |
Directors
Writers
Satyajit Ray, Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tulsi Chakraborty | Paresh Chandra Dutta |
| Kali Bannerjee | Priyotosh Henry Biswas |
| Ranibala | Giribala Dutta |
| Gangapada Basu | Kachalu (Businessman) |
| Haridhan Mukherjee | Police Inspector |
| Jahar Roy | Bhajahari |
| Chhabi Biswas | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Bharati Devi | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Chandrabati Devi | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Jahar Ganguli | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Subodh Ganguli | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Tulsi Lahiri | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Kamal Mitra | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Nitish Mukherjee | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Amar Mullick | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Padmadevi | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Renuka Roy | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Pahadi Sanyal | Guest at Cocktail Party |
| Bireswar Sen | Police Officer |
| Mani Srimani | Dr. Nandi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Promod Lahiri | Producer |
