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KAPURUSH (The Coward) - Stranded in a small town, screenwriter Amitabha Roy (Soumitra Chatterjee) is astonished to encounter a former lover (Madhabi Mukherjee) now married to the owner of a tea plantation. Recalling his inability to commit to her and the relationship's resultant breakdown, Roy decides to make amends for the past. MAHAPURUSH (The Holy Man) - Ray's rarely-seen gem is a comedy-drama in which a gullible and religiously devout retiree is completely taken in by a bogus holy man and enlists the charlatan's help in finding his daughter a husband. But she is being courted by a young man who determines to expose the fraudster. JOI BABA FELUNATHJ - Set in the holy city of Benare 'Aparajito' over 20 years pre story adapted from Ray s ow Chatterjee as a detective inv of a priceless gold icon.
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Ray's mastery encompassed every possible technical function his work becomes an inspiration for all time --Richard Attenborough
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Bengali ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Box Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Film in two episodes: Kapurush - two lovers are reunited by chance, but decide to part again; Mahapurush - a holy man is exposed as a fraud. A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man. Detective story. The detective Felu unravels the mystery of the theft of a highly valuable small statute of an elephant god in gold studded with precious stones. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival, ...The Satyajit Ray Collection Vol. 2 3-DVD Set ( The Coward / The Saint / The Elephant God ) ( Kapurush / Mahapurush / Joi Baba Felunath )
