Overview
Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job.
Fun facts
- Source for Awards, opens in a new tab
Awards
Won 3 awards, including the National Film Awards for Second Best Feature Film and Best Direction (1970)
- Source for Setting, opens in a new tab
Setting
Set in Kolkata
- Source for Sequels, opens in a new tab
Sequels
Followed by Seemabaddha
- Source for Collection, opens in a new tab
Collection
Part of Calcutta Trilogy
- Source for Music, opens in a new tab
Music
Music by Satyajit Ray
- Source for Cinematography, opens in a new tab
Cinematography
Cinematography by Soumendu Roy
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Satyajit RayScreenplay
- Sunil GangopadhyayNovel
- Original title
- প্রতি দ্বন্দ্বী
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 27, 1970
- Original language
- Bengali
- Countries
- India
- Collection
- Calcutta Trilogy
Production
Cast
Videos
More like this
Beat Street1984Rating: 6.9 out of 10
The Truth About Emanuel2013Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Bad Genius2024Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Kid Galahad1962Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Radium Girls2020Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Eleanor the Great2025Rating: 6.8 out of 10
An Adventure in Space and Time2013Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Too Late Blues1961Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Undercurrent1946Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Fast Girls2012Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Same Kind of Different as Me2017Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Cradle Will Rock1999Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Head Full of Honey2018Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Penguin Bloom2021Rating: 6.9 out of 10
House of Bamboo1955Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Jonathan2018Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Beyond the Sea2004Rating: 6.3 out of 10
The Long Voyage Home1940Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Reality2023Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Lady Driver2020Rating: 6.4 out of 10