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* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] | |||
* Debatosh Ghosh | |||
* [[Suvaluxmi|Subhalakshmi Munshi]] | |||
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'''''The Broken Journey''''' ({{ | '''''The Broken Journey''''' ({{langx|bn|Uttoran}}) is a 1994 Bengali [[drama film]] directed by [[Sandip Ray]] and written by [[Satyajit Ray]]. The film stars [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], Debatosh Ghosh, and newcomer [[Suvaluxmi|Subhalakshmi Munshi]]. It was screened in the [[Un Certain Regard]] section at the [[1994 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3000/year/1994.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Broken Journey |access-date=31 August 2009|work=[[Cannes Film Festival]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005173505/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3000/year/1994.html|archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]] at the [[41st National Film Awards]]. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{Cast listing| | |||
* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as Dr. Sengupta | * [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as Dr. Nihar Sengupta<ref name="TNYT"/> | ||
* Debatosh Ghosh as Haladhar | * Debatosh Ghosh as Haladhar<ref name="TNYT"/> | ||
* [[Sadhu Meher]] as Jatin Kundu | * [[Suvaluxmi|Subhalakshmi Munshi]] as Manashi<ref name="TNYT"/> | ||
* Bina<ref name="TNYT"/> | |||
* Mirakshi Goswani<ref name="TNYT"/> | |||
;Guest appearances | |||
*[[Subhendu Chatterjee]] | |||
*[[Lily Chakravarty (actress)|Lily Chakravarty]] | |||
*[[Sadhu Meher]] as Jatin Kundu (uncredited) | |||
}} | |||
== Production == | |||
The film was scripted by [[Satyajit Ray]] when he was hospitalised and is about how advancements in medical science fail to help the poor. He had cast [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] and newcomer [[Suvaluxmi|Subhalakshmi Munshi]] in the film. Soumitra Chatterjee's role was based on Satyajit Ray's doctor, Dr. Kanti Bhusan Bakshi, while Subhalakshmi Munshi played an ailing villager's daughter. Satyajit Ray's son, [[Sandip Ray]], directed the film and modified the climax. The film's first schedule was shot in Indus village, [[Birbhum district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19930630-satyajit-rays-son-offers-film-tribute-to-his-father-811221-1993-06-29 |title=Satyajit Rays son offers film tribute to his father |website=[[India Today]]|first=Soutik|last=Biswas|date=30 June 1993|access-date=30 September 2017 |archive-date=6 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106055641/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/satyajit-rays-son-offers-film-tribute-to-his-father/1/302435.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
== Reception == | |||
Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "The conviction of the performances overrides the rough spots in this spare, rather short film. From the moment the doctor begins to awaken from his moral blindness and to connect with others, the film radiates a deep and sorrowful sense of shared humanity".<ref name="TNYT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/19/movies/film-review-doctor-in-india-awakens-from-his-moral-blindness.html|title=FILM REVIEW; Doctor in India Awakens From His Moral Blindness|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=subscription|date=19 May 1995|access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1994 films]] | [[Category:1994 films]] | ||
[[Category:1994 drama films]] | [[Category:1994 drama films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1994 Bengali-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian films]] | [[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian drama films]] | [[Category:Indian drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Sandip Ray]] | [[Category:Films directed by Sandip Ray]] | ||
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award]] | [[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 7 March 2026
| The Broken Journey | |
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| Directed by | Sandip Ray |
| Written by | Satyajit Ray |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Sandip Ray |
| Cinematography | Barun Raha |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The Broken Journey (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 1994 Bengali drama film directed by Sandip Ray and written by Satyajit Ray. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Debatosh Ghosh, and newcomer Subhalakshmi Munshi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay at the 41st National Film Awards.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Dr. Nihar Sengupta[2]
- Debatosh Ghosh as Haladhar[2]
- Subhalakshmi Munshi as Manashi[2]
- Bina[2]
- Mirakshi Goswani[2]
- Guest appearances
- Subhendu Chatterjee
- Lily Chakravarty
- Sadhu Meher as Jatin Kundu (uncredited)
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was scripted by Satyajit Ray when he was hospitalised and is about how advancements in medical science fail to help the poor. He had cast Soumitra Chatterjee and newcomer Subhalakshmi Munshi in the film. Soumitra Chatterjee's role was based on Satyajit Ray's doctor, Dr. Kanti Bhusan Bakshi, while Subhalakshmi Munshi played an ailing villager's daughter. Satyajit Ray's son, Sandip Ray, directed the film and modified the climax. The film's first schedule was shot in Indus village, Birbhum district.[3]
Reception[edit | edit source]
Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote, "The conviction of the performances overrides the rough spots in this spare, rather short film. From the moment the doctor begins to awaken from his moral blindness and to connect with others, the film radiates a deep and sorrowful sense of shared humanity".[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Broken Journey". Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "FILM REVIEW; Doctor in India Awakens From His Moral Blindness". The New York Times. 19 May 1995. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ Biswas, Soutik (30 June 1993). "Satyajit Rays son offers film tribute to his father". India Today. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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