Point taken. But the prodigal uncle is a product of a civilized upbringing…though he admires the tribals he is still saddled with his social context. Hence the need to defend his own choices often fairly heatedly.

When I said “naivette” I meant things like Ray actually believing that the mention of the word “black money” would make any businessman, no matter how honest, have a heart attack (Shakha Prosakha)……….there are countless such instances in his movies….

Again I shall discuss it all in a subsequent post.

well said. imho, this shows up most transparently in agantuk. my attitude towards that film has changed significantly over the years. when i first saw it, i was drawn into the mystique of utpal dutt’s character, and could not help but admire the weight of experience that spoke through it. upon repeated viewing, i have come to regard the agantuk as much too defensive, much too eager to justify his life choices. from a man whose horizons are not constrained by the ties of samsara and who seems to have had enough time and opportunity for soul-searching, i would have expected fewer words and a silent, benign compassion (even towards the obnoxious lawyer friend), rather than vociferous lectures about civilization.

rudro (with flame suit tightly donned )

@Satchisgod. True—and am I the only one who feels “Congo” is partially inspired by “Chaander Pahar” ?

Yes I have seen Jono Oronyo—-ruthlessly scathing no doubt but I have issues with Satyajit Ray’s “naivette” in understanding “city life”—something which I look fwd to blog on in the future.

@Danica…Thanks for your appreciation. And this is a really nice way to publicize “adult sites”—except that maybe you could have tried some other post of mine (rather than a review of “Aparajito” ) to tag your generic comment to.