The Big City
Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman.
Director
Satyajit Ray
Studio
N/A
Release
27 Sep 1963
Runtime
122 min
Genres
Drama
Cast & Characters
Anil Chatterjee
Madhavi Mukherjee
Jaya Bachchan
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.3/10
RT Critics
93%
The Big City holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (5,108 votes), 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (5,108 votes), 93% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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