Seemabaddha
| Seemabaddha (Company Limited) | |
|---|---|
Haradhan Bandopadhyay Parumita Chowdhury Indira Roy Promod Ganguli G. H. Mani Iyer | |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
| Music by | Satyajit Ray |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Seemabaddha (
Plot
Shyamal (Barun Chanda) is an ambitious
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 is 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
- Dipankar Deyas Sen
- Ajoy Banerjee as Talukdar
- Haradhan Bandopadhyayas Nilambar
- Indira Roy as Shyamal's mother
- Promod Ganguli as Shyamal's father
- Miss Shefali
Awards
- FIPRESCIAward
- 1971: National Film Award for Best Feature Film: Satyajit Ray[4]
References
- ISBN 978-0-520-90801-7.
- ISBN 978-0-520-06946-6.
- ISBN 978-81-250-3510-7.
- ^ "Seemabaddha @ SatyajitRay.org". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2005.
External links
- satyajitray.org on the film Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- UCSC page
- Seemabaddha (Company Limited) at IMDb
