Jalsaghar

Oct 10 1958 Not Rated 1h 40m
Drama, Music

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

Plot

Huzur Biswamghar Roy is a rich landowner who lives in a palace with his wife and son and his many servants. His passion - his wife would call it his addiction - is music and he spends a great deal of his fortune on concerts held for the locals in his magnificent music room. His wealth is in decline however. His lands are being eroded by the local river and he pays for the concert he arranges for his son's coming of age party by selling some of the family jewels. When his neighbor Ganguli invites him to a party at his house, Roy decides to one up him and organizes a lavish party for the same day - costing him the last of the jewels. After his wife and son are killed in a storm, Roy becomes something of a recluse, closing up the music room. Now, many years later he decides to have one final concert, spending the last of his money to again outdo - and spite - Ganguli.

Written by

Tarashankar Banerjee, Satyajit Ray, Santi P. Choudhury

Directed by

Satyajit Ray

Production Countries

India

Production Companies

Arora

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
7,018
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA