Two Generations

Story

Synopsis

One of the early films of Chhabi Biswas featuring him as a leading man, before he came to be associated with the dominating patriarch roles that have become iconic in Bengali cinema, the film is a tale of the love, relationships and ideals of two generations. Nutubihari is an idealist who has given up his love for Kalyani for the sake of his beliefs. He marries Bimala and becomes a lawyer, fighting for the rights of the poor against the feudal lords. Meanwhile, Kalyani comes to ask refuge after she becomes a widow and is inexplicably accepted by Bimala with a lot of warmth. As the years pass Kalyani's daughter Mamata and Nutu's oldest son Arun fall in love and wish to get married. However, the new-found fame and fortune turns his head and Nutu begins to resemble all the ideals and vices that he had always despised. On the other hand in an ironical turn of events, Arun comes to occupy the position once held by his father, highlighting the generational conflict of ideals.

Director

Subodh Mitra

Writers

Sailen Ray, Binoy Chatterjee, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay

Language

Bengali

Country

India

Release date

30 August 1945

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Chhabi Biswas

  Nutubihari

• 

  Tulsi Chakraborty

• Sunanda Banerjee

  Kalyani

• 

  Chandrabati Devi

  Bimala

• 

  Jahar Ganguly

  Sushobhan

• Shuktidhara

• Harimohan Bose

• 

  Ahindra Choudhury

• Amita Bose

• Naresh Bose

• Sailen Choudhury

• Rekha Mallick