Ajantrik
7.5
Bimal is a taxi-driver in a small provincial town. He lives alone, his taxi (an old 1920 Chevrolet jalopy which he named Jagaddal) is his only companion and, although very battered, it is the apple of Bimal's eye.
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Kali Bannerjee
Bimal
Known for
Aparajito
Gangapada Basu
Uncle
Known for
The Music Room
Ritwik Ghatak
Also in
Reason, Debate and a Story
A River Called Titas
Ramesh Joshi
Promod Lahiri
Satindra Bhattacharya
Also in
The Golden Thread
The Citizen
Ravi Chatterjee
Subodh Ghosh
Tulsi Chakraborty
Known for
Pather Panchali
Ali Akbar Khan
Anil Chatterjee
Groom
Known for
The Big City
The Cloud-Capped Star
Dinen Gupta
Ritwik Ghatak Director · Subodh Ghosh Author Dinen Gupta Cinematographer
First release May 23, 1958 · Produced in India · Production L.B.Films International
Production
Aurora Films
Production
L.B.Films International
Production
India
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Original title
অযান্ত্রিক
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
India · May 23, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
France
October 22, 1987
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