简介：Thispowerfulpsychologicaldramafollowsayoungexecutive'sclimbupthecorporateladderandhisslowimmersionintocorruption,seenthroughtheeyesofhisyoungsister-in-law. Shyamal(BarunChanda)isanambitiousMarketingManagerinaBritishfirminCalcutta,manufacturingfans.He'smarriedtoDolan,andlivesinacompanyflat.Heaspirestobecomethecompanydirector.Forthishehastocompetewithacolleaguewhohasarelativeintheboardofdirectors. Hissister-in-lawTutul(SharmilaTagore)arrivesfromPatnatospendafewdayswiththem.ShehasbeenagreatadmireroftheideologistShyamalandwasenviousofhersister'smarriagewithhim.TutulisShyamal’sconscience.Shyamalshowsherthedelightsofcitylife-thecocktailparties,theclubsandhorseracing. LifegoesonsmoothlyforShyamaluntilhelearnsthataconsignmentoffansmeantforexportsisdefective.Thereisnotmuchtimetorectifythefans.Itcouldresultincancellationoftheexportcontractandanendtohisdreamofbecomingadirector. Hopeless,ShyamaltakesTutulinconfidencethoughnothiswife.Lateatnight,hehatchesaplanwiththelaborofficertoprovokeastrikeatthefactory.Afactorywatchmanisbadlyinjuredandalockoutisdeclared.Theexportcontractissaved. ShyamalbecomesadirectorbuthehasfallenlowbothintheeyesofTutulandhisown. ThisisthesecondfilmoftheCalcuttaTrilogy.TheothertwowereandPratidwandi(TheAdversary,1971)andJanaAranya(TheMiddleMan,1975).AllthethreefilmsstudytheeffectthebigcityofCalcuttahasontheeducatedyouthandthepriceitextractsfromthem. Withaneffortlessconviction,Raybuildsupthenarrative,andcharactersincludingtheminorones.Thefilmhasapoeticandunderstatedending.AstriumphantShyamalreturnshomeafterbeingnamedadirector,theelevatorisoutoforder.AjoyousShyamalbeginstoclimbthestairs.Asheascendshisstepsbecomeslower.Whenhereachesthetop,bothphysicallyandmetaphorically,hisjoyhasvanished.Tutulwhohaswitnessedfallofherhero,sitsbesidehim,theyexchangeglances.WithoutmakingasoundTutulremovesthewatchthathehadgiftedher.Sheplacesitonthetable.WeseeShyamalfromaboveaceilingfan,withhisheadbowedinhishandandTutulfadingaway.…