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Jalsaghar (1958)

10 October 1958

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Jalsaghar (1958)

Jalsaghar (1958)

10 October 1958

Jalsaghar (1958)

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Satyajit Ray's poignant elegy of aristocratic decline stars Chhabi Biswas as a music-loving zamindar with performances by Bismillah Khan on screen

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Preface — Jalsaghar (1958)

Ray, Satyajit (Producer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Poster

Ray, Satyajit (Producer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Poster

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still

Jalsaghar (The Music Room, 1958) A haunting elegy to a vanishing world, Jalsaghar stands as the fourth feature film by legendary Bengali auteur Satyajit Ray, adapted from a short story by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. Set against the dimming light of aristocracy, the film unfolds within the crumbling opulence of Nimtita Rajbari, located near Murshidabad, a palace whose faded grandeur mirrors the soul of its protagonist. Chhabi Biswas, in a performance both regal and ravaged, inhabits the role of Zamindar Biswambhar Roy, a nobleman clinging to the final vestiges of wealth, dignity, and a time-honored tradition of music. With each passing day, his fortune erodes, but Roy remains steadfast, almost defiant, in his devotion to his grand music room, a sanctum where masterful musicians and dancers once elevated sound to spirit. The ensemble cast includes Gangapada Basu as Mahim Ganguly,...

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जलसाघर (दि म्यूज़िक रूम, 1958) एक लुप्त होती दुनिया के लिए लिखे गए किसी शोकगीत की तरह है। इस फ़िल्म को दिग्गज बांग्ला फिल्मकार सत्यजित राय ने निर्देशित किया था। यह उनकी क्रम से चौथी फ़ीचर फ़िल्म थी। यह फ़िल्म ताराशंकर बंद्योपाध्याय की लिखी कहानी पर आधारित है। फ़िल्म का परिवेश सामंती वैभव के ध्वस्त होते संध्याकाल को अपना विषय बनाता है। मुर्शिदाबाद जिले के निमतिता राजबाड़ी की जर्जर होती राजसी हवेली, जिसकी मुरझाई हुई शान उसके नायक के बुझते जीवनदीप का प्रतीक बन जाती है। अभिनेता छबि बिस्वास ने फ़िल्म में जमींदार विश्वम्भर राय की शीर्षक भूमिका निभाई है। यह एक ऐसे कुलीन व्यक्ति का किरदार है जो दौलत, सम्मान और संगीत की पुरानी परम्परा की भूली-बिसरी परछाइयों से आजतक चिपका हुआ है। दिन-ब-दिन उसकी दौलत क्षीण होती जाती है लेकिन जमींदार राय अपने भव्य संगीत कक्ष को बचाए रखने के प्रति अडिग, लगभग जिद्दी बने रहते हैं। उनके लिए वह पवित्र स्थान है जहाँ किसी दौर में महान गायक-वादक और नर्तक संगीत को आत्मा की गहराइयों तक ऊँचा उठा देते थे। फिल्म में अन्य प्रमुख भूमिकाओं में अभिनेता गंगापद बसु महत्त्वाकांक्षी, नवधनाढ्य पड़ोसी माहिम गांगुली का किरदार निभा रहे हैं तो अभिनेत्री पद्मा देवी ज़मींदार राय की मौन, सहनशील पत्नी महामाया की भूमिका में हैं। पिनाकी सेनगुप्ता ज़मींदार राय के...

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Jalsaghar (1958)

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Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663366

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663366

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In the early twentieth-century, a Bengali zamindar (landowner) Biswambhar Roy is living alone with a steward and a servant, with his palace and the riches in decline having withdrawn from the world after the demise of his wife and son, four years ago. A great patron of music, known for holding eminent mehfils (gatherings) at his palace, Biswambhar is reminded of the day he held a public concert at his music room to celebrate the coming-of-age ceremony of his only son Khoka._x000d_ The scene cuts to a slightly younger Biswambhar being informed that the Bank is unable to cover more loans for the properties he has listed at the Bank to afford such elaborate concerts and gatherings.

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663366
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663367
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663368
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663369
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663370
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663371
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663366
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663367
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663368
Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663366

Mitra, Subrata (Cinematographer), Jalsaghar, 1958 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663366

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In the early twentieth-century, a Bengali zamindar (landowner) Biswambhar Roy is living alone with a steward and a servant, with his palace and the riches in decline having withdrawn from the world after the demise of his wife and son, four years ago. A great patron of music, known for holding eminent mehfils (gatherings) at his palace, Biswambhar is reminded of the day he held a public concert at his music room to celebrate the coming-of-age ceremony of his only son Khoka._x000d_ The scene cuts to a slightly younger Biswambhar being informed that the Bank is unable to cover more loans for the properties he has listed at the Bank to afford such elaborate concerts and gatherings.

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Bansi Chandragupta

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Arora

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Subrata Mitra

Director

Satyajit Ray

Editing

Dulal Dutta

Lead Cast

Sardar Akhtar,

Gangapada Basu,

Chhabi Biswas,

Roshan Kumari

Music Director

Ustad Vilayat Khan

Poster Designer

Satyajit Ray

Producer

Satyajit Ray

Screenplay Writer

Santip choudhury

Script Writer

Satyajit Ray

Story Writer

Tarashankar Banerjee

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