''Interview'' (1971) was a

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film directed by noted Indian art film director

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

. A path-breaking film in terms of the narrative innovation and cinematic technique, it was a commercial success and went to run for six weeks amidst gushing admiration and accolades, when it was screened first. It also happened to be the debut film of

Ranjit Mallick Ranjit Mallick (রঞ্জিত মল্লিক) (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. He is particularly known for appearing in films such as ''Interview'', '' Mouchak'', ''Shatru'', ''Shakha Pr ...

. Though according to the director, it was a film on the colonial hangover, it touched upon the diverse issue of anti-establishment, middle class cowardice, unemployment. This film is considered to be the first film of

's Calcutta trilogy, the others being '' Calcutta 71'', and '' Padatik''.

Plot

is a smart personable young man. A friend of the family, who works in a foreign firm, has assured him of a lucrative job in his firm. All Ranjit has to do is to appear in an interview, dressed in a western style suit. It seems a simple task, but fate decides otherwise. A strike by a labour union means that he can't get his suit back from the laundry. His father's old suit won't fit him. He borrows a suit, but loses it in a fracas. Ultimately he has to go to the interview dressed in the traditional Bengali

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and

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Cast

as Ranjit * Karuna Banerjee as Ranjit's Mother *Shekhar Chatterjee as Shekhar Uncle, a family friend *Bulbul Mukherjee as Ranjit's elder sister *Mamata chatterjee as Ranjit's girlfriend

References

External links

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On the Mrinal Sen websiteReview at Upperstall
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