More similarities with Taxi Driver than I expected. Chatterji is an ambitious and self-made young man who becomes the director of the company he works for. After some hesitation, he accepts and soon finds himself on a steady decline into a world of immorality. Narsingh is a proud and hot-tempered Rajput with a passion for his car, a vintage 1930 Chrysler. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This has taken me some time. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?
When a corrupt cop takes away Narsingh's taxi license after an illegal car race, Narsingh finds himself reduced to poverty living in the outskirts of Kolkata. Here Soumitra Chatterjee breaks his early typecasting in the film that inspired Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). More details at Given his reduced circumstances, Narsingh finds welcome assistance from a fellow villager, Josef, and his Christian schoolteacher sister, Neeli. The movie is a moral discussion throughout.Ray’s direction, cinematography excels and engages you throughout. Between catch-up on MQFF films, catch-up on the post-MQFF backlog, catch-up on Personal 100 films and full time (fully occupied) employment, it has been quite a slog. What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast, Narsingh ‘অভিযান’ I also thought the actor who played the main guy, Narsingh - Soumitra Chatterjee - gave a good performance, always very interesting to watch. Shorts, Documentaries, Narrative feature films, Docu- fiction... everything. 1962, India. With difficulty and the assistance of Narsingh's taxi partner Rama, Gulabi convinces Narsingh to break off the deal, but then Sukhanram takes his ... Onir’s “I Am” gets French Home Video release. He recklessly passes the car of a powerful, local policeman and has his permit taken away. Would love to remake this one, but not sure how to translate the caste system bits which make the main characters dillemas so poignant! Weaves a trite commercial film action story but is rescued from its ordinariness by the director's usual humanistic touches. Mobile site. When a corrupt cop takes away Narsingh's taxi license after an illegal car race, Narsingh finds himself reduced to poverty living in the outskirts of Kolkata. Comedy, Certificate: A “A girl like me loving someone is a sin.”. A story about good and evil we face within and around us. I saw this somewhat slow, B&W 1962 film at London's National Film Theatre a couple of years ago, during their excellent Satyajit Ray retrospective. I cloned this since I…. IMDb All in all, its a beautiful, thought-provoking film from the auteur Satyajit Ray. Every decision we make is like a crossroad which determines our life pat. Written by Meanwhile, Sukhamran's prostitute, Gulabi, sees Narsingh's attempts to right the wrongs around him, and she sees through Sukhanram's duplicity when Sukhanram tries to convince Narsingh to sell his beloved taxi in exchange for a share of the profits in his next enterprise.
Meanwhile, Sukhamran's prostitute, Gulabi, sees Narsingh's attempts to right the wrongs around him, and she sees through Sukhanram's duplicity when Sukhanram tries to convince Narsingh to sell his beloved taxi in exchange for a share of the profits in his next enterprise. Criterion Collection + Eureka (Masters of Cinema) + Arrow Video/Academy + Second Run + Third Window + Indicator + BFI….