The Music Room

The Music Room

100 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 10, 1958

A wealthy landlord who lives a decadent life with his wife and son. 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. He feels threatened by his neighbour, a commoner who has attained riches through business dealings. His passion for music and quest for social respect are his undoing, as he sacrifices his family and wealth trying to retain it.

The Music Room

100 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 10, 1958

The Music Room
A wealthy landlord who lives a decadent life with his wife and son. 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. He feels threatened by his neighbour, a commoner who has attained riches through business dealings. His passion for music and quest for social respect are his undoing, as he sacrifices his family and wealth trying to retain it.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Arora
Original title জলসাঘর
Directors Tapeshwar Prasad, Shailen Dutta, Nityananda Datta, Satyajit Ray
Writers Santi P. Choudhury, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Ray

Cast

Chhabi Biswas

as Huzur Biswambhar Roy

Padmadevi

as Mahamaya

Kali Sarkar

as Diener Ananta

Gangapada Basu

as Mahim Ganguli

Pinaki Sengupta

as Khoka, Roys Sohn

Sardar Akhtar

as Singer

Bismillah Khan

as Musician

Salamat Ali Khan

as Khyal singer

Waheed Khan

as Ustad Ujir Khan

Tulsi Lahiri

as Grundstücksverwalter

Roshan Kumari

as Tänzerin Krishna Bai