Film TitleHirak Rajar Deshe (The Kingdom of Diamonds), 1980, India, Bengali
Scene DescriptionIn one of these court sessions, the King speaks to the royal pandit/astrologer about the auspicious time for inauguration of his statue. The pandit says its should be at 2 am in the night, but it’s the lordship who orders the sun, moon and stars so it can be at a time of his liking, even at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Henceforth, the new calendar of the King will start and the astrologer in uncertain terms, says it would be a good start for the Kingdom. (13/35)
DirectorSatyajit RayBannerGovernment of West Bengal
Art DirectorAshoke Bose
CastAjoy Benerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Rabi Ghosh
EditingDulal Dutta
Script WriterSatyajit Ray