The Adversary

Overview

Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.

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Calcutta Trilogy

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Cast

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Siddhartha Chaudhuri

Krishna Bose

Sutapa

Indira Devi

Sarojini

Kalyan Chatterjee

Shiben

Jayasree Kabir

Keya

Debraj Ray

Tunu

Soven Lahiri

Sanyal

Pisu Majumdar

Keya's father

Miss Shefali

Indira Gandhi

Herself