Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
as Gangacharan Chakravarti
as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
as Chutki
as Moti
as Dinabandhu
as Nibaran
as 'Scarface' Jadu
as Adhar
as (as Santosh Mitra)
as Biswas
as Mokshada
as Khenti
