The Music Room (1958)
Jalsaghar (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 40min
- Drama, Music
- 10 Oct 1958 (India)
- Movie
Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Chhabi Biswas | ... |
Huzur Biswambhar Roy
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Gangapada Basu | ... |
Mahim Ganguly
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Padmadevi | ... |
Mahamaya, Roy's wife
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Kali Sarkar | ... |
Roy's Servant
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Tulsi Lahiri | ... |
Manager of Roy's Estate
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| Pinaki Sengupta | ... |
Khoka, Roy's Son
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Sardar Akhtar | ... |
Singer
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| Roshan Kumari | ... |
Krishna Bai, dancer
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Waheed Khan | ... |
Ustad Ujir Khan
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Bismillah Khan | ... |
Musician
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Salamat Ali Khan | ... |
Khyal singer
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Tarapada Nandy |
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Pratap Mukherjee | ... |
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Directed by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Written by
| Tarashankar Banerjee | ... | (based on the story by) (as Tarashankar Bandhopadhaya) |
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (written by) |
| Santi P. Choudhury | ... | (assistant screenplay writer) (as Shantiprasad Chowdhury) |
Produced by
| Satyajit Ray | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | ||
| Robin Majumdar | ... | (as Robin Majumder) |
Cinematography by
| Subrata Mitra | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Dulal Dutta | ||
Editorial Department
| Tapeshwar Prasad | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Bansi Chandragupta | ||
Art Direction by
| Bansi Chandragupta | ||
Makeup Department
| Basanta Dutta | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Bhim Naskar | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Sakti Sen | ... | makeup artist (as Shakti Sen) |
Production Management
| Anil Choudhury | ... | production manager |
| Bhanu Ghosh | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nityananda Datta | ... | assistant director |
| Shailen Dutta | ... | assistant director |
| Tapeshwar Prasad | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ravi Chatterjee | ... | assistant art director (as Rabi Chattopadhyay) |
| Prafulla Mallick | ... | assistant art director |
| Ramchandra Shende | ... | backdrops (as R. R. Sinde) |
Sound Department
| Amar Chattopadhyay | ... | assistant sound recordist |
| Satyen Ghosh | ... | assistant sound recordist |
| Durgadas Mitra | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dhiren Das | ... | lighting |
| Debu Mondal | ... | lighting |
| Bijoy Roy | ... | assistant camera |
| Nimai Roy | ... | assistant camera |
| Mohan Sarkar | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Sardar Akhtar | ... | playback singer (as Begum Akhtar) |
| Shaukat Ali | ... | musician (as Shoukat Ali) |
| Gautam Basu | ... | playback singer |
| Phani Bhattacharya | ... | musician |
| Aloknath Dey | ... | musician (as Alok Dey) |
| Anil Dutta | ... | musician |
| Gopi Dutta | ... | musician |
| Benjamin Gomes | ... | musician |
| Imrat Hossain Khan | ... | assistant composer |
| Laddan Khan | ... | musician |
| Salamat Ali Khan | ... | playback singer |
| Ustad Vilayat Khan | ... | musical director (as Ustaad Vilayat Khan) |
| Waheed Khan | ... | playback singer (as Ostad Wahed Khan) |
| Ashish Kumar | ... | musician |
| Robin Majumdar | ... | musician |
| Mahapurush Mishra | ... | musician |
| Pratap Narayan Mitra | ... | musician (as Pratapnarayan Mitra) |
| Rabin Pal | ... | musician |
| Dilip Roy | ... | musician |
| Madan Seth | ... | musician |
| Krishnakumar Shukla | ... | playback singer |
| Dakshina Mohan Tagore | ... | musician |
Additional Crew
| Roshan Kumari | ... | dancer |
| R.B. Mehta | ... | processing supervisor |
Thanks
| Janendra Narayan Chowdhury | ... | acknowledgment (as Raibahadur Gyanendranarayan Chowdhury) |
| Prasanta Deb | ... | acknowledgment |
| Subir Hajra | ... | acknowledgment |
| Syed Qasim Ali Mirza | ... | acknowledgment |
| Dhirendra Narayan Roy | ... | acknowledgment (as Rajarao Dhirendra Narayan Roy) |
| Surendra Narayan Singha | ... | acknowledgment (as Raibahadur Surendra Narayan Singha) |
| Prabirendra Mohan Tagore | ... | acknowledgment (as Maharaja Prabirendra Mohan Thakur) |
Production Companies
- Aurora Film Corporation (presents)
Distributors
- Aurora Film Corporation (1958) (India) (theatrical)
- Contemporary Films (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Merchant Ivory Productions (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (restored version)
- NEF Diffusion (1981) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Cinephile Media (2018) (World-wide)
- Edward Harrison (1963) (United States) (subtitled)
- Leopardo Filmes (2022) (Portugal)
- The Criterion Collection (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cameo Restoration Studio (digital sound restoration at: (2011))
- Pixion (digital picture restoration at: (2011))
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. See more » |
| Goofs | After talking to his wife about the cost of the music party, a close-up shows the landlord falling asleep with his hand bent down at the wrist. After the cut to medium, his hand lies straight up in his neck. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Celluloid Man (2012). See more » |
| Quotes |
Huzur Biswambhar Roy:
[laughing drunkenly, deriding the moneylender's son, Ganguly]
He failed. He failed! Huzur Biswambhar Roy: [now talking to his servant Ananta, who is refilling his glass with liquor] He couldn't do it. He couldn't do it! That moneylender's son! He wanted to be king of the mountain. What arrogance, huh? What arrogance! A dwarf reaching for the moon! He couldn't do it. You know why he failed? Huzur Biswambhar Roy: [speaking directly to Ananta] Blood! The blood in my veins! You know whose blood flows in my veins? You want to see? Come... Huzur Biswambhar Roy: [proceeding to point out portraits on the wall of his elders] My father... my grandfather... my great grandfather... my great-great grandfather. See more » |