
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.
Distant Thunder (Bengali: অশনি সংকেত; translit. Oshoni Shongket) is a 1973 Bengali film by the renowned Indian director Satyajit Ray, based on the novel by the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. Unlike most of Ray’s earlier films, Distant Thunder was filmed in colour. It stars Soumitra Chatterjee, who headlined numerous Ray films, and the Bangladeshi actress Bobita in her only prominent international role
Starring
- Bobita- Ananga, Gangacharan’s wife
- Chitra Banerjee – Moti
- Govinda Chakravarti – Dinabandhu
- Soumitra Chatterjee – Gangacharan Chakravarti
- Anil Ganguly – Nibaran
- Noni Ganguly – `Scarface’ Jadu
- Debatosh Ghosh – Adhar
- Ramesh Mukherjee – Biswas
