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Sunil Gangopadhyay (novel)
Satyajit Ray (writer)
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Cast

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Dhritiman Chatterjee ... Siddhartha Chaudhuri
Jayshree Roy ... Keya
Debraj Ray ... Tunu
Krishna Bose ... Sutapa
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Mamata Chatterjee ... Sanyal's wife
Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury
Kalyan Chowdhury ... Shiben
Indira Devi ... Sarojini
Soven Lahiri ... Sanyal
Pisu Majumdar ... Keya's father
Dhara Roy ... Keya's aunt
Shefali ... Lotika
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Siddharta and the City
The Adversary
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110 min
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24 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
Ray's forgotten masterpiece, 16 April 2005
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Author: BoFi from India

It is my personal view, and I think I'll have to go into hiding after saying this, that this is Satyajit Ray's greatest film. I happen to share a common name with the protagonist, Siddhartha, and knowing the sort of impact this movie had on my father, and people of his generation, I wouldn't be surprised if, subconsciously at least, I was named after the character.

This movie is the first in what is called Ray's 'Calcutta Trilogy', which consists of 'Pratidwandi', 'Seemabaddha', and 'Jana Aranya'. These three movies, though not as remarkable perhaps as his previous, and more famous trilogy, the 'Apu trilogy', are nonetheless some of his finest and most subtle movies.

Pratidwandi is set in a Calcutta rocked by political unrest, and examines the varied reactions of the youth of the city to this unrest. Based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel, the story revolves around Siddhartha, his family, the girl he loves and his struggle for survival in the big city, while at all times staying true to his principles. From its beginning interview scene, its use of real events as backdrop, its sublime acting, particularly that of Dhritiman, right till its remarkable ending, arguably Ray's greatest ever, the film sustains a continues high which makes watching it an unforgettable experience.

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