---
title: 'Calcutta 71 (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mrinal Sen'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/calcutta-71-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066880/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Calcutta 71 (1972)

1972 · 132 min · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Calcutta 71 is a 1972 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. This film is considered to be the second film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the other two being Interview, and Padatik. The film is a collection of stories depicting the 1970s. The Naxalite movement, starvation of common people, and social and political corruption are shown. There are four disjunct subplots shown in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mrinal Sen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mrinal-sen)
- **Screenplay:** [Prabodh Kumar Bandyopadhyay](https://cinepixo.com/people/prabodh-kumar-bandyopadhyay)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ananda Shankar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ananda-shankar)

## Cast

- [Utpal Dutt](https://cinepixo.com/people/utpal-dutt)
- [Madhabi Mukherjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/madhabi-mukherjee)

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