Days and Nights in the Forest
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Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.
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Cast
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Soumitra Chatterjee
Asim
Known for
The World of Apu
Charulata
Samit Bhanja
Harinath (Hari)
Also in
Guddi
Hatey Bazarey
Subhendu Chatterjee
Sanjoy
Also in
The Red Door
An Enemy of the People
Sharmila Tagore
Aparna
Known for
The World of Apu
Devi
Pahadi Sanyal
Sadashiv Tripathi
Also in
Kanchenjungha
Aradhana
Kaberi Bose
Jaya
Also in
Raikamal
Shyamali
Simi Garewal
Duli
Known for
Mera Naam Joker
Rabi Ghosh
Shekhar
Known for
The Stranger
Aparna Sen
Hari's former lover
Known for
A Death in the Gunj
Satyajit Ray Director · Sunil Gangopadhyay Author Soumendu Roy Cinematographer
United States release March 14, 1973 · Produced in India · Original title অরণ্যের দিনরাত্রি
Production
Priya Films
Production
India
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Languages
Original title
অরণ্যের দিনরাত্রি
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
India · January 16, 1970
Theatrical
United States · March 14, 1973
Theatrical
United States
September 14, 1970 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · 4K Restoration – NYFF
Canada
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · 4K Restoration – North American Premiere
September 21, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
France
May 19, 2025 · Premiere · 4K Restoration – 78th Cannes Film Festival
Germany
July 1, 1970 · Premiere · 20th Berlin International Film Festival
India
November 7, 2025 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration – re-release
Italy
June 27, 2025 · Premiere · 4K Restoration - Il Cinema Ritrovato
Sweden
May 6, 1974 · Theatrical
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