Ganashatru

Ganashatru (Bengali: গণশত্রু Gônoshotru "Enemy of the People") is a 1990 Indian film by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging.

Contents

• Ganashatru
• Cast
• Other credits
• References

The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee

Ruma Guha Thakurta

Mamata Shankar

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Bhishma Guhathakurta

Deepankar De

Subhendu Chatterjee

Manoj Mitra

Other credits

Art direction: Ashoke Bose

Sound designer: Sujit Sarkar