Interview (1971 film)

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Interview
Directed by Mrinal Sen
Written byAshis Barman
Produced byMrinal Sen Productions
Starring Ranjit Mallick, Karuna Banerjee
Narrated by Ranjit Mallick
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Music byVijay Raghav Rao
Release date
  • 13 November 1971 (1971-11-13)(West Bengal)
Running time
101 min.
Country India
Language Bengali

Interview was a 1971 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. [1] A path-breaking film in terms of narrative innovation and cinematic technique, it was a commercial and critical success. It also happened to be the debut film of Ranjit Mallick. Although it was a film on the colonial hangover, it touched upon diverse issues like anti-establishment, middle class cowardice, and unemployment.

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This film is considered to be the first film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the others being Calcutta 71 , and Padatik .

Plot

Ranjit Mallick 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 come to an interview, dressed in a western style suit.

It seems a simple enough task, but fate intervenes. A strike by a labour union means that he cannot 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 in a bus. Ultimately he has to go to the interview dressed in the traditional Bengali dhoti and kurta.

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