Story, Synopsis, Trivia, Dialogues for Nagarik (1977)
The protagonist Ramu comes to Calcutta with his family and takes shelter in a middle-class area. He is unemployed and lives with his parents and two siblings. Ramu is a dreamer and he dreams to overcome his present circumstances. His father is also a dreamer who dreams about winning a lottery. He has a sister who is of marriageable age but keeps getting rejected. She feels insulted and protests against this humiliation. They live in a rented house, but can't pay the landlord. Ramu lives with the hope that he will get a job soon and everything will be alright. He is in love with Uma. Uma belongs to a middle-class family. Ramu promises to settle down matrimonially once he gets a job. He goes for interviews, but can’t manage to get a job. In the meanwhile, a brilliant chemist comes to their house and takes shelter as a paying guest. This man, Sages, is also unemployed. Time goes on. Ramu’s father dies. He still hasn't got a job. They decide to move to a slum. Sages confesses his love for Sita. He decides to leave them, as he is now a burden to them, but Ramu is still a dreamer. All of them start their new journey together.
The protagonist Ramu comes to Calcutta with his family and takes shelter in a middle-class area. He is unemployed and lives with his parents and two siblings. Ramu is a dreamer and he dreams to overcome his present circumstances. His father is also a dreamer who dreams about winning a lottery. He has a sister who is of marriageable age but keeps getting rejected. She feels insulted and protests against this humiliation. They live in a rented house, but can't pay the landlord. Ramu lives with the hope that he will get a job soon and everything will be alright. He is in love with Uma. Uma belongs to a middle-class family. Ramu promises to settle down matrimonially once he gets a job. He goes for interviews, but can’t manage to get a job. In the meanwhile, a brilliant chemist comes to their house and takes shelter as a paying guest. This man, Sages, is also unemployed. Time goes on. Ramu’s father dies. He still hasn't got a job. They decide to move to a slum. Sages confesses his love for Sita. He decides to leave them, as he is now a burden to them, but Ramu is still a dreamer. All of them start their new journey together.
Nagarik (Bengali: নাগরিক), also spelled as Nagorik, The Citizen in English, was the first feature-length film directed by Indian director Ritwik Ghatak. Completed in 1952, it preceded Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali as perhaps, the first example of an art film in Bengali cinema, but is deprived of that honor, since it was released twenty-four years later, after Ghatak's death. On 20 September 1977, it finally premiered at the New Empire theatre in Kolkata, India. Ritwik Ghatak only completed eight feature films, but is generally regarded as one of the few truly original Indian talents in cinema by directors such as Satyajit Ray
Nagarik (Bengali: নাগরিক), also spelled as Nagorik, The Citizen in English, was the first feature-length film directed by Indian director Ritwik Ghatak. Completed in 1952, it preceded Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali as perhaps, the first example of an art film in Bengali cinema, but is deprived of that honor, since it was released twenty-four years later, after Ghatak's death. On 20 September 1977, it finally premiered at the New Empire theatre in Kolkata, India. Ritwik Ghatak only completed eight feature films, but is generally regarded as one of the few truly original Indian talents in cinema by directors such as Satyajit Ray Check out this page for more updates on Nagarik.
