Jana araṇya : The middleman /
A university student, after failing his examinations, drops out of school, looks for a job, and decides to embark on a career in business. He becomes an independent salesperson, paid on commission, much to the great despair of his father, a descendant of a noble caste who thinks engaging in commerce...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Language Notes: | In Bengali with English subtitles. |
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[Culver City, Calif.] :
Columbia Tristar Home Video,
[1997]
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| Summary: | A university student, after failing his examinations, drops out of school, looks for a job, and decides to embark on a career in business. He becomes an independent salesperson, paid on commission, much to the great despair of his father, a descendant of a noble caste who thinks engaging in commerce is the ultimate disgrace to the family reputation. As part of his business dealings, the now ex-student discovers the expedient value of corrupt practices. After lengthy hesitation, he agrees to provide a prostitute (none other than the sister of his best friend in school) in order to obtain a contract. He says nothing about all this to his father, who may to some extent only be pretending to be ignorant of what is being concealed from him. |
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| Item Description: | Title and credits in Devanagari characters; statement of responsibility from English subtitles and cassette label. Running time on container: approximately 131 min.; on cassette label: approximately 135 min. Originally produced as motion picture in India by Indus Films in 1975. Adapted from the novella: Jana Aranya / by Sankar. First released in India. Digitally mastered. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS Hi-fi. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Soumendu Roy ; art director, Asok Bose ; editor, Dulal Dutta. |
| ISBN: | 0800185072 |