Overview

The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee, Gita Sen, Binota Roy, Ranjit Mallick, Utpal Dutt, Anubha Gupta, Karuna Banerjee, Suchita Ray Chaudhury

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What is "Calcutta 71" about?

The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.

When was "Calcutta 71" released?

Calcutta 71 was released in 1972.

Who stars in "Calcutta 71"?

The cast includes Madhabi Mukherjee, Gita Sen, Binota Roy, Ranjit Mallick.