A black and white photo of a young woman with traditional South Asian styling - her hair is pulled back, she's wearing a bindi, and has decorative earrings. She's captured both directly in the frame and reflected in what appears to be a round mirror on the left side, creating an artistic dual perspective. She's holding what looks like a stack of cards or photographs in her hands, and she has a gentle, contemplative expression.

Mahanagar

Subtitled, Foreign language

About Mahanagar

The Big City, the great Satyajit Ray’s first portrayal of contemporary life in his native Kolkata, follows the personal triumphs and frustrations of Arati (Madhabi Mukherjee), who decides, despite the initial protests of her bank-clerk husband, to take a job to help support their family.

With remarkable sensitivity and attention to the details of everyday working-class life, Ray builds a powerful human drama that is at once a hopeful morality tale and a commentary on the identity of the modern Indian woman.

Booking info

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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