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The Expedition

Narsingh, a North Indian taxi driver, attempts to reinvent his life by visiting his native place, but instead gets embroiled in a local Marwari businessman's smuggling and human trafficking business.

Top Cast

  • Soumitra Chatterjee

    Soumitra Chatterjee

    Narsingh

  • Waheeda Rehman

    Waheeda Rehman

    Gulabi

  • Rabi Ghosh

    Rabi Ghosh

    Rama

  • Ruma Guha Thakurta

    Ruma Guha Thakurta

    Neeli

  • Charuprakash Ghosh

    Charuprakash Ghosh

    Sukhanram

  • Bireswar Sen

    Bireswar Sen

  • Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay

    Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay

    Josef

  • Shekhar Chattopadhyay

    Shekhar Chattopadhyay

    Rameshwar

  • Reba Devi

    Reba Devi

    Josefs' Mother

Overview

Narsingh, a North Indian taxi driver, attempts to reinvent his life by visiting his native place, but instead gets embroiled in a local Marwari businessman's smuggling and human trafficking business.

Rating

7.5 / 10
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  • Rex Dy
    Rex Dy
    Jan 6, 2015

    I saw this somewhat slow, B&W 1962 film at London's National Film Theatre a couple of years ago, during their excellent Satyajit Ray retrospective. It displays the qualities which most Ray fans like about his earlier films: the camera is thoughtful, and the time it takes to reflect on the characters is useful time for the viewer to do the same. The story is interesting as well, and much of the scenery and dialogue provides a fascinating insight into 1960s Bengali life, e.g. references to quinine (an antimalarial compound whose chemical derivatives, which are more potent, are used in modern prophylactic antimalarial preparations). Highly recommended as an introduction to Ray's best era. I personally haven't seen his Apu trilogy e.g. Pather Panchali, but I know that they have been criticised for being too sentimental. Abhijaan is nothing of the sort: it is a well-made exploration into an eventful period of a 1960s Indian taxi driver's life.

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