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.
Soumitra Chatterjee
Gangacharan Chakravarti
Bobita
Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
Sandhya Roy
Chutki
Chitra Banerjee
Moti
Paritosh Banerjee
Sachin Chakraborty
Govinda Chakravarti
Dinabandhu
Shrikumar Dutta
