Jalsaghar
1960, Drama, 1h 40m
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Indian landowner Biswambhar Roy (Chhabi Biswas) lives in luxury, but his fortune is slowly slipping away. Despite his decreasing funds, Roy insists on maintaining his lavish lifestyle, particularly his ornate music room, which he utilizes as a performance space for an array of accomplished singers, dancers and musicians. Even as Roy continues his financial freefall, he futilely struggles to compete with the concerts put on by his younger neighbor, Mahim Ganguly (Gangapada Basu).
Cast & Crew
Chhabi Biswas
Huzur Biswambhar Roy
Huzur Biswambhar Roy
Gangapada Basu
Mahim Ganguly
Mahim Ganguly
Kali Sarkar
Roy's Servant
Roy's Servant
Padma Devi
Mahamaya, Roy's wife
Mahamaya, Roy's wife
Tulsi Lahiri
Manager of Roy's Estate
Manager of Roy's Estate
Pinaki Sengupta
Khoka, Roy's son
Khoka, Roy's son
Critic Reviews for Jalsaghar
Audience Reviews for Jalsaghar
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Nov 08, 2015Ray exhibits a complete and enviable control of his camera behind this sumptuous drama that deserves credit even more for its elegant, classic direction and noteworthy formal rigor than for an impeccable narrative about a proud, stubborn man who refuses to become obsolete.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Jun 18, 2013Top class Indian actors, Satyajit Ray's impeccable direction, music and dance intertwine in a tale of moral decay overwhelmed by the heavy weight of material shallowness. Chhabi Biswas deserves full credit as the nobleman that longs for a past that is long gone and wishes everything around him, even family blood, to be destroyed so that his external circumstances can satisfy his perception of reality and his interpretation of past memories for his persona. <i>Jalsaghar</i>comes out todat as a multi-layered masterpiece of self-destruction as a downward spiral. Full review coming someday... 100/100Edgar C Super Reviewer
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Aug 06, 2011a raja in his crumbling palace cares for nothing but music as the world moves on without him. a very touching portrait of a man who loses everything, the most beautiful of ray's films i have yet seen, and his first criterion edition! it helps if u like indian music :)Stella D Super Reviewer
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Jul 12, 2011A look at the end of an era and of one man's fading away from this world and all that he knew and loved. What a universal and real, albeit super sad and depressing, film that captures time gone by. It's a intimate look at a man named Huzur Biswambhar Roy as he has survived through the years (Both his wife and son have died) and with each passing one, he is left behind from the consistently evolving modern world around him. He decides that he will throw one last grand event in order to relive the more happy past. This is my first film review of a Satajit Ray film and a nice and beautiful introduction to the profound Director's works, most of which I will one day view! Jalsaghar (The Music Room) gives a beautiful perspective of a culture gone by and the traditions involved. Recommended!Chris B Super Reviewer
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