Bose, Purnendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | 00891012
Bose, Purnendu (Cinematographer), Aranyer Din Ratri, 1970 | Photographic Still
CinematographerPurnendu Bose
Document TypePhotographic Still
Film TitleAranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest), 1970, India, Bengali
Scene DescriptionBased 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.
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.
Shekhar and Hari get into a light-hearted fight as the latter pretends to be sleeping only to avoid Shekhar's conversations. (1/26)
ProducerNepal Datta, Asim DuttaDirectorSatyajit RayBannerPriya Films
Art DirectorBansi Chandragupta
CastKaberi Bose, Soumitra Chatterjee, Simi Garewal, Sharmila Tagore, Simi, Samit Bhanja, Subhendu Chatterjee, Rabi Ghosh, Aparna Sen
EditingDulal Dutta
Music DirectorSatyajit Ray
Script WriterSatyajit Ray
Keywordsaranyer-din-ratri-1969
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