Doctor (1940)

An early example of social realism that reached its height with 'Udayer Pathey' and more memorably with 'Chhinnamul', 'Doctor' was meant as a stringent critique of practices that were beginning to be deemed as persistant evils that plague society, namely superstitions, religious dogma and discrimination on the basis of caste. However, that would be a far too simplistic reading of the multiple thematic elements that tie together the narrative of 'Doctor'. The idea of caste based discrimination, violence and upper-caste hypocrisy is placed alongside the notions of generational conflict in a father-son relationship and the idea of a ever-widening generation gap especially in the historical and socio-political context of the film.

Director: Phani Majumdar, Subodh Mitra
Runtime: 138 min
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Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Phani Majumdar, Subodh Mitra

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What is Doctor about?
An early example of social realism that reached its height with 'Udayer Pathey' and more memorably with 'Chhinnamul', 'Doctor' was meant as a stringent critique of practices that were beginning to be deemed as persistant evils that plague society, namely superstitions, religious dogma and discrimination on the basis of caste. However, that would be a far too simplistic reading of the multiple thematic elements that tie together the narrative of 'Doctor'. The idea of caste based discrimination, violence and upper-caste hypocrisy is placed alongside the notions of generational conflict in a father-son relationship and the idea of a ever-widening generation gap especially in the historical and socio-political context of the film.
Who directed Doctor?
Doctor was directed by Phani Majumdar, Subodh Mitra.
Who stars in Doctor?
Doctor stars Pankaj Mullick, Ahindra Choudhury, Jyoti Prakash.
How long is Doctor?
Doctor has a runtime of 2h 18m (138 minutes).