Calcutta 71

Calcutta 71
Directed byMrinal Sen
Written byManik Bandopadhyay, Probodh Sanyal, Samaresh Basu, Ajitesh Bannerjee
Produced byD. S. Pictures
StarringUtpal Dutt, Debraj Roy, Asit Bandopadhyay, Ajitesh Bannerjee, Satya Bannerjee, Madhabi Chakraborty, Gita Sen, Mithu Nandi
Narrated byA young man, eternally 20
CinematographyK. K. Mahajan
Music byAnanda Shankar
Release date
  • October 12, 1972 (1972-10-12) (Kolkata)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Calcutta 71 is a 1972 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. This film is considered to be the second film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the other two being Interview, and Padatik. The film is a collection of stories depicting the 1970s. The Naxalite movement, starvation of common people, and social and political corruption are shown. There are four disjunct subplots shown in the film.