---
title: 'Pratidwandi (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Satyajit Ray'
released: '1970-10-27'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pratidwandi-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066237/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pratidwandi (1970)

1970 · 110 min · Drama · India

Original title: প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী
Part of: Calcutta trilogy

## Synopsis

Pratidwandi is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy. Pratidwandi tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middle-class man caught up in the turmoil of social unrest. Corruption and unemployment are rampant, and Siddhartha cannot align himself with either his revolutionary activist brother or his career-oriented sister. The film is known for experimenting with techniques such as photo-negative flashbacks.

## 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:** [Soumendu Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/soumendu-roy)
- **Editor:** [Dulal Dutta](https://cinepixo.com/people/dulal-dutta)

## Cast

- [Jayasree Kabir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayasree-kabir)
- [Dhritiman Chatterjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/dhritiman-chatterjee)

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