Calcutta 71
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​A young man, eternally 20, walks through history, through poverty, squalor and death. Eternally 20 and killed so many times -- killed because he has been protesting and has remained an agent-provocateur. He comes and goes, between stories, each story having an independent set-up and new characters, but all stories harping on the eternal reality: Poverty and Degradation. While the physical look of poverty and hunger remains unchanged, it is the mind and attitude that keeps on changing. At the end, the young man of 20 appears on the screen again, just killed, and “incites” the spectators to react.

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Language: Bengali (1972 Black and White)
Screenplay: Mrinal Sen
Director: Mrinal Sen
Producer: D.S.Pictures
Story: Manik Bandhopadhyay
            Prabodh Sanyal
            Samaresh Basu
            Ajitesh Bannerjee
Camera: K.K. Mahajan
Music: Ananda Shankar
Cast: Utpal Dutt
          Devraj Roy
          Satya Bannerjee
           Madhabi Mukherjee
          Gita Sern
          Mithu Nandi
Awards & Nominations:
     National award - Second Best Film
     National Award - Best Cinematography (K.K.Mahajan)

          

​Suhashini Mulay in the first sequence of the film. This is her second acting role, after Bhuvan Shome.

Gita Sen in the 1953 episode

​Satya Bannerjee in the 1933 episode.

A scene from the 1943 episode.

Madhabi Mukherkjee in the 1943 episode. This is her second film with Mrinal Sen, after a long gap since Baishe Shravana.

A scene from the 1953 episode.

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Rudraprasad Sengupta and Ajitesh Bannerjee in the 1971 party episode. This episode was also written by Ajitesh Bannerjee.

The rock band, lead by Cyrus Tata, played in the party episode. The music was composed by Ananda Shankar.

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​Original Poster.

​Original Brochure, designed by Abhijit Gupta