---
title: 'Mahanagar (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Satyajit Ray'
released: '1963-09-27'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mahanagar-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057277/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mahanagar (1963)

1963 · 128 min · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Mahanagar is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Satyajit Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/satyajit-ray)
- **Director of Photography:** [Subrata Mitra](https://cinepixo.com/people/subrata-mitra)
- **Editor:** [Dulal Dutta](https://cinepixo.com/people/dulal-dutta)

## Cast

- [Jaya Bachchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaya-bachchan)
- [Anil Chatterjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/anil-chatterjee)
- [Madhabi Mukherjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/madhabi-mukherjee)
- [Haradhan Bandopadhyay](https://cinepixo.com/people/haradhan-bandopadhyay)

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Official site: http://www.satyajitray.org/films/mahanag.htm
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