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The Holy Man

Original title: Mahapurush
  • 1965
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.6K
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Charuprakash Ghosh in The Holy Man (1965)
Comedy

A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.

  • Director
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Writers
    • Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu
    • Satyajit Ray
  • Stars
    • Charuprakash Ghosh
    • Rabi Ghosh
    • Prasad Mukherjee
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Writers
      • Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu
      • Satyajit Ray
    • Stars
      • Charuprakash Ghosh
      • Rabi Ghosh
      • Prasad Mukherjee
    • 10User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Charuprakash Ghosh
    • Birinchi Baba
    Rabi Ghosh
    Rabi Ghosh
    • Birinchi Baba's assistant
    • (as Robi Ghosh)
    Prasad Mukherjee
    • Gurupada Mitter
    • (as Prasad Mukhopadhyay)
    Gitali Roy
    • Buchki
    Satindra Bhattacharya
    • Satya
    Somen Bose
    • Nibaran
    • (as Somen Basu)
    Santosh Dutta
    • Professor Nani
    Renuka Roy
    • Nani's wife
    Satya Banerjee
    • Nitai
    • (as Satya Bandyopadhyay)
    Haridhan Mukherjee
    • Ganesh
    • (as Haridhan Mukhopadhyay)
    J. Banerjee
    Dilip Bose
      Jagat Chakraborty
      Ila Chatterjee
        Santi Chatterjee
          Shrikanto Chattopadhyay
          Shailen Ganguli
          Nirmal Ghosh
          • Director
            • Satyajit Ray
          • Writers
            • Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu
            • Satyajit Ray
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            Nitai: If an insurance agent like you can do hatha-yoga, my boy, why can't I find a Baba?

          User reviews10

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          6/10
          Slight but very watchable.
          "Mahapurush: The Holy Man" is a decent little film, but I definitely should point out that it is little in scope and style. Satyajit Ray has taken one of his short stories and brought it to the screen. And, at only a little over an hour and a very simple plot, it seems pretty obvious that it was a short story. Because of this, the film is rather slight and I don't recommend it for folks not familiar with Ray's work, as he's done better and more amazing films. This one is more for someone wanting to see all of Ray's films--even the minor ones.

          The film begins with a widower meeting a holy man on a train. Soon, the man is won over by the holy man and has convinced practically everyone in his family to become disciples of the guy and he comes to live with them. There is only one problem--he spouts nothing but hogwash and he's clearly a phony. For example, the guy claims to be older than the Buddha and Jesus AND that he told Einstein about the theory of relativity!! So how are the family's friends going to expose the truth? See the film and find out for yourself.

          My biggest complaint about the film is much of the ending--which I found a bit vague and confusing. However, there are some nice character studies and the film is enjoyable. In many ways, this is like an Indian version of the old Moliere play, "Tartuffe".
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          • planktonrules
          • Jan 4, 2013

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          • Release date
            • May 7, 1965 (India)
          • Country of origin
            • India
          • Languages
            • Bengali
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Mahapurush: The Holy Man
          • Production companies
            • R.D.Banshal & Co.
            • Rajshri Productions
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 5 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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