Mahaprithibi (World Within, World Without) is a 1991 Bengali social drama film directed by Mrinal Sen.[1] The film was released under the banner of G. G. Films and received BFJA Awards in 1992.[2][3][4]
Plot edit
The film revolves with the global changing social order. An elderly lady of a family committed suicide, then some reasons as to why she has committed suicide are revealed. She has three sons and a daughter: her eldest son was involved in the Naxalbari uprising and was killed brutally by the police. Her widowed daughter-in-law had an affair with her other son before their marriage. Soon after the death of his elder brother, the younger goes to Germany, becomes jobless and returns to Kolkata. The youngest son is unemployed and the only daughter is a mental patient. All these affects the lady and she commits suicide.
Cast edit
- Soumitra Chatterjee
- Aparna Sen
- Victor Bannerjee
- Anjan Dutt
- Asit Bandopadhyay
- Anashua Majumdar
- Gita Dey
- Chandan Roy
- Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
- Kumarjit Chattopadhyay
- Mukul Chowdhury
References edit
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (16 March 2018). "Anjan Dutt interview: 'I wish some of my cinema is understood, if not all of it'". scroll.in. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Mahaprithibi". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Mahaprithibi (1991 - Bengali)". Retrieved 12 October 2018.