The film, released in 1970, formed the first in the legendary director’s ‘Calcutta Trilogy’
For most cinema aficionados across the globe, instant identification with legendary film-maker Satyajit Ray’s cinema comes with either the celebrated ‘Apu trilogy’ of films (1955-59), or other classics like Charulata, Mahanagar (The Big City) or Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder).