16 January 1970
Satyajit Ray sends four city men on a forest holiday to explore class privilege and self-discovery in this adventure drama restored in 4K for Cannes
Introduction
Araṇyēr Dinarātri (Days and Nights in the Forest 1970) The Bengali language adventure drama film directed by Satyajit Ray and based on the novel of the same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay, employs the literary technique of the carnivalesque. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.Comprising a stellar cast including Soumitra Chatterjee as Ashim, Subhendu Chatterjee as Sanjoy, Samit Bhanja as Hari, Rabi Ghosh as Shekhar, Sharmila Tagore as Aparna, Kaberi Bose as Jaya, Simi Garewal as Duli, and Aparna Sen as Hari's former lover, as also Pahari Sanyal as Sadashiv Tripathi in supporting roles, the film is revelatory in its dissection of identity politics. In showing how the veneer of conservatism transpires behind progressive ideals, and how it leads on to hypocritical standards of society, it seems...
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अरण्येर दिनरात्रि (1970) फ़िल्मकार सत्यजित राय द्वारा निर्देशित, सुनील गंगोपाध्याय के इसी नाम से लिखे गए उपन्यास पर आधारित एक बांग्ला भाषा की फ़िल्म है। इस ड्रामा फ़िल्म में साहित्यिक तकनीक 'कार्निवालेस्क' का प्रयोग किया गया है। यह फ़िल्म बीसवें बर्लिन अंतरराष्ट्रीय फ़िल्म महोत्सव में सर्वश्रेष्ठ फ़िल्म के 'गोल्डन बेयर' पुरस्कार के लिए नामांकित हुई थी। इस फ़िल्म में आशिम की भूमिका में सौमित्र चट्टोपाध्याय, संजय की भूमिका में शुभेंदु चट्टोपाध्याय, हरी के किरदार में समीत भांजा, शेखर के किरदार में रबी घोष, अपर्णा की भूमिका में शर्मिला टैगोर, जया के किरदार में काबेरी बोस, दूली की भूमिका में सिमी ग्रेवाल और हरी की पूर्व प्रेमिका के किरदार में अपर्णा सेन जैसे सितारों ने अभिनय किया है। अन्य सहायक भूमिकाओं में सदाशिव त्रिपाठी के किरदार में पहाड़ी सान्याल शामिल हैं। यह फ़िल्म पहचान के पीछे छिपी राजनीति को परत दर परत उधाड़ती है। प्रगतिशील आदर्शों के पीछे छिपी रूढ़िवादिता और उससे उपजे सामाजिक पाखण्ड को उजागर करती है। ऊपर से देखने पर यह एक साधारण फ़िल्म प्रतीत होती है लेकिन भीतर यह इंसानी स्वभाव के गहन रहस्यों को उजागर करने की चाबी समेटे हुए है। अरण्येर दिनरात्रि के कथानक का असल अर्थ इसमें है कि यह चार सम्पन्न शहरी युवकों के इस जंगल सफ़रनामे के माध्यम से वर्गभेद, विशेषाधिकार, शहरी-ग्रामीण...
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Body of Work
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00662948
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Based on the novel of same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay, Arnayer Din Ratri is an exposition on the urban middle class directed by Satyajit Ray. A group of four friends, belonging to the different layers of the society, travel to the midlands of Palamau in Bihar for a small trip to escape the daily grind of city life._x000d_ The four friends, Ashim is the group's spokesperson, successful enough to own a car used for travel. Sanjoy is relatively staid with a marginal position at a jute mill. Hari a cricketer who has been dumped by his girlfriend and Shekhar is a jester, the only unemployed member of the group. The group on their way stops at a petrol pump while discussing about the Bengali's being dazzled by the hills of Palamau and the stories that they have read about the tribal women having very open sexuality._x000d_ Shekhar and Hari get into a light-hearted fight as the latter pretends to be sleeping only to avoid Shekhar's conversations.
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00662948
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Based on the novel of same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay, Arnayer Din Ratri is an exposition on the urban middle class directed by Satyajit Ray. A group of four friends, belonging to the different layers of the society, travel to the midlands of Palamau in Bihar for a small trip to escape the daily grind of city life._x000d_ The four friends, Ashim is the group's spokesperson, successful enough to own a car used for travel. Sanjoy is relatively staid with a marginal position at a jute mill. Hari a cricketer who has been dumped by his girlfriend and Shekhar is a jester, the only unemployed member of the group. The group on their way stops at a petrol pump while discussing about the Bengali's being dazzled by the hills of Palamau and the stories that they have read about the tribal women having very open sexuality._x000d_ Shekhar and Hari get into a light-hearted fight as the latter pretends to be sleeping only to avoid Shekhar's conversations.
Bansi Chandragupta
Ramesh Sen,
Subrata Lahiri,
Shailen Dutta,
V.R. Anand
Priya Films
Purnendu Bose,
Soumendu Roy
Bhanu Ghosh
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Dulal Dutta
Anil Chowdhury
Kaberi Bose,
Soumitra Chatterjee,
Simi Garewal,
Sharmila Tagore,
Simi
Samit Bhanja,
Subhendu Chatterjee,
Rabi Ghosh,
Aparna Sen
Ananta Das
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Nepal Datta,
Asim Dutta
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Nemai Ghosh
Sunil Gangopadhyay
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Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Working Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still