Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Seemabaddha

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
8.2
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
8.2
8.2
1 Ratings
100
90
81
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Director
  
Film series
  
Calcutta trilogy

Duration
  

Country
  
8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Music director
  
Language
  
Seemabaddha movie poster

Writer
  
Satyajit Ray
,
Mani Shankar Mukherjee

Release date
  
24 September 1971

Initial release
  
November 22, 1974 (New York City)

Cast
  
(Tutul), (Shyamalendu Chatterjee), (Sir Baren Roy),
Dipankar Dey
,
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
(Talukdar)

Similar movies
  
Directed by Satyajit Ray, Movies about India

Seemabaddha (Bengali: সীমাবদ্ধ Shimabôddho; English title: Company Limited) is a 1971 social drama Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the novel Seemabaddha by Mani Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Barun Chanda, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles. The film was the second entry in Ray's Calcutta trilogy, which included Pratidwandi (The Adversary) (1970) and Jana Aranya (The Middleman) (1976). The films deal with the rapid modernization of Calcutta, rising corporate culture and greed, and the futility of the rat race. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 33rd Venice International Film Festival, and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1971.

Contents

Seemabaddha At the cinematheque Seemabaddha Ray 1971 on Notebook MUBI

Plot

Seemabaddha SeemabaddhaCompany Limited 1971 mostlycinema

Shyamal (Barun Chanda) is an ambitious sales manager in a British fan manufacturing firm in Calcutta, where he is expecting a promotion shortly. He is married to Dolan and lives in a company flat. He aspires to become the company director.

Seemabaddha SEEMABADDHA DVD subtitles in English Dir Satyajit Ray Story

His sister-in-law, Tutul (Sharmila Tagore), arrives from Patna to stay with them for a few days. She is given a tour of the life they lead and the many upscale spaces they inhabit—the restaurants, the beauty parlours, clubs and race courses. Tutul, whose father Shyamal had once been a student under, greatly admires him and his idealism. Secretly she is envious of her sister's marriage with him.

Life goes on smoothly for Shyamal until he learns that a consignment of fans meant for export is defective just before the shipment of a prestigious order. The problem is that the fans were painted with a flaw. The company is under a contract requiring the shipment be delivered on time. There is a clause permitting delay in case of civil disturbance. To escape blame Shyamal hatches a plan with the labour officer to provoke a strike at the factory. A factory watchman is badly injured, a false riot is organised, and a lock-out declared. The delay caused by the strike and riot are used by the company to allow strikebreakers to make needed repairs.

For his "efficient" handling of the crisis, Shyamal is promoted, and there is congratulations all around. However, he has fallen in the eyes of Tutul and himself. He is finally at the top, both successful—and desolate.

Cast

  • Sharmila Tagore as Tutul (Sudarsana)
  • Barun Chanda as Shyamal (Shyamalendu) Chatterjee
  • Paromita Chowdhury as Dolan (Shyamal's wife)
  • Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Sir Baren Roy
  • Ajoy Banerjee as Talukdar
  • Haradhan Bandopadhyay as
  • Indira Roy as Shyamal's mother
  • Promod Ganguli as Shyamal's father
  • Awards

  • 33rd Venice International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Award
  • 1971: National Film Award for Best Feature Film: Satyajit Ray
  • References

    Seemabaddha Wikipedia
    Seemabaddha IMDb Seemabaddha themoviedb.org


    Similar Topics