
Overview
A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Film Award for Best Direction (1975)
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Setting
Set in Kolkata
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Sequels
Follows Seemabaddha
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Collection
Part of Calcutta Trilogy
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Music
Music by Satyajit Ray
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Soumendu Roy
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Satyajit RayScreenplay
- Mani Shankar MukherjeeNovel
- Original title
- জনঅরণ্য
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 20, 1976
- Original language
- Bengali
- Countries
- India
- Collection
- Calcutta Trilogy






























