The Big City

The Big City 1963

7.80

Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1996.

1963

Charulata

Charulata 1964

7.60

In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.

1964

The Coward

The Coward 1965

7.10

Amitabha Roy is a Calcutta-based scriptwriter, driving around in the country to collect material for a film. His vehicle breaks down in a small town. A tea planter, Bimal Gupta, offers hospitality for the night. Amitabha is forced to accept the offer as he has no alternative. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

1965

The Hero

The Hero 1966

8.00

Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.

1966

Tintorettor Jishu

Tintorettor Jishu 2008

6.80

Feluda, the famous Bengali detective tackles an international buyer, a corrupt arts agent, numerous henchmen and impostors in this story that revolves around a painting of Jesus by the famous Italian painter Tintoretto.

2008

The Holy Man

The Holy Man 1965

5.80

A wandering baba initiates a widower layer and his youngest daughter, irritating her boyfriend Satya and the ever-skeptical Nibaran.

1965

Nishijapon

Nishijapon 2005

6.00

A family gets alienated in a mountain forest villa after an earthquake. After 3 days of starvation, the true nature of each character begins to reveal.

2005

Kanch Kata Hire

Kanch Kata Hire 1965

1

Subrata joins his father's business that he quits due to ideological differences. What awaits his fate now?

1965

Atal Jaler Ahwan

Atal Jaler Ahwan 1962

1

Shreemonto, who raises his son Jayanta alone, finds solace in his friend Anuradha, but she soon leaves him. Years later, Jayanta falls in love with Anuradha's daughter.

1962

Sashibabur Sansar

Sashibabur Sansar 1959

1

Sashibhushan who is the orthodox patriarch, has a tough time dealing with the youngsters who want to live life on their own.

1959