Anjan Dutt

Kaushik Ganguly will bring the story of dismissal in his new film ‘Palan’ in the context of 2022. The characters of Kharij will remain the same, the names will not change. The story will change a bit to keep pace with the context of this era.

Based on the interaction between Mrinal Sen and his apprentice Anjan Dutt.

Based on the interaction between Mrinal Sen and his apprentice Anjan Dutt.

Based on the interaction between Mrinal Sen and his apprentice Anjan Dutt.

Subrata Sharma, an ordinary crime reporter, loses his job and takes up temporary work as a secretary in a rundown detective agency called Danny Detective INC. Appointed to find a missing girl Tamali, Subrata stumbles into dangerous situations that lead to a huge conspiracy.

Subrata Sharma, an ordinary crime reporter, loses his job and takes up temporary work as a secretary in a rundown detective agency called Danny Detective INC. Appointed to find a missing girl Tamali, Subrata stumbles into dangerous situations that lead to a huge conspiracy.

Subrata Sharma, an ordinary crime reporter, loses his job and takes up temporary work as a secretary in a rundown detective agency called Danny Detective INC. Appointed to find a missing girl Tamali, Subrata stumbles into dangerous situations that lead to a huge conspiracy.

In the world of Haami, there's no anger, rivalry, talking bad, feeling low; there's only joy uninterrupted. The sequel focuses on reality television shows which often create undue pressure on children.

Subrata Sharma is a reporter who leaves his job and joins a small time detective agency, Danny Detective Inc. in Kolkata. Working on a kidnapping case, his boss, Danny, is killed. Circumstances force Subrata to take up the case. He travels to the Dooars, south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, to unravel a big time criminal underworld. He takes up the responsibility of the agency. How will he succeed in catching the killer?

Subrata Sharma is a reporter who leaves his job and joins a small time detective agency, Danny Detective Inc. in Kolkata. Working on a kidnapping case, his boss, Danny, is killed. Circumstances force Subrata to take up the case. He travels to the Dooars, south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, to unravel a big time criminal underworld. He takes up the responsibility of the agency. How will he succeed in catching the killer?

An American-born Bangladeshi scientist with suspected links to terrorism is looking for a Bengali couple to discover an uncanny nature of activities in their newborn son. Will they successfully safeguard the life of their child?

Shironam is a nuanced drama, which revolves around the disappearance of a photo journalist on assignment. Initially, thought to be abducted by an outlawed political group, it turns out to be a completely different ball game. It leads to a myriad social drama, seen through the lens of TV journalists, editors and the commercial interests that drive the news industry. It shows the helplessness of the individual as a consequence of media war.

Chef Ronojoy Ray Choudhury wants to sell his ancestral house in Chandannagore in West Bengal, go to Paris and open his own café but finds a refugee family squatting there instead! When they refuse to budge, Ronojoy must think of a way to get rid of them. Would he dump his longtime supportive girlfriend Vania in Kolkata? Fate has its ways.

Chef Ronojoy Ray Choudhury wants to sell his ancestral house in Chandannagore in West Bengal, go to Paris and open his own café but finds a refugee family squatting there instead! When they refuse to budge, Ronojoy must think of a way to get rid of them. Would he dump his longtime supportive girlfriend Vania in Kolkata? Fate has its ways.

Chef Ronojoy Ray Choudhury wants to sell his ancestral house in Chandannagore in West Bengal, go to Paris and open his own café but finds a refugee family squatting there instead! When they refuse to budge, Ronojoy must think of a way to get rid of them. Would he dump his longtime supportive girlfriend Vania in Kolkata? Fate has its ways.

A man defies Galileo's theory.

Byomkesh Bakshi and his friend Awjit begin investigating the murder of hot Heena Mallick on the request of Santosh Samaddar, a political leader. However, everything is not as it seems.

Byomkesh Bakshi and his friend Awjit begin investigating the murder of hot Heena Mallick on the request of Santosh Samaddar, a political leader. However, everything is not as it seems.

Ghawre Bairey Aaj is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's novel 'Ghawre Bairey' (Home and the World) and is a contemporary retelling of love triangle involving Tagore's characters Nikhilesh, Sandip and Bimala.

A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired by him. The film also draws parallels between Dylan's body of work and the Baul tradition of Bengal.

Shankar Mudi (শংকর মুদি) is a Bengali Political drama film directed by Aniket Chattopadhyay and produced by Kaustuv Ray.[1] This film was released on 15 March 2019 under the banner of RP Techvision India Private Limited. Bengali Actor-Director Shri Kaushik Ganguly plays the Titular role[2][3] and music direction of the film was made by Kabir Suman.[4]

Finally Bhalobasha depicts three stories that narrate the relationships between people of different age and gender, which is considered as a social taboo in our society. The movie very aesthetically shows how people in such relations go through the test of time by mentally juggling the concept of sin and their need of physical longing that finally transcends into true love.

Finally Bhalobasha depicts three stories that narrate the relationships between people of different age and gender, which is considered as a social taboo in our society. The movie very aesthetically shows how people in such relations go through the test of time by mentally juggling the concept of sin and their need of physical longing that finally transcends into true love.

Finally Bhalobasha depicts three stories that narrate the relationships between people of different age and gender, which is considered as a social taboo in our society. The movie very aesthetically shows how people in such relations go through the test of time by mentally juggling the concept of sin and their need of physical longing that finally transcends into true love.

Finally Bhalobasha depicts three stories that narrate the relationships between people of different age and gender, which is considered as a social taboo in our society. The movie very aesthetically shows how people in such relations go through the test of time by mentally juggling the concept of sin and their need of physical longing that finally transcends into true love.

The story revolves around a hotel named "Shah Jahan Regency" and lives of people associated with that hotel. The hotel is one of a kind and very different from others as it strongly believes in the rich culture of India and tries to imply and maintain that in every aspect of the hotel - starting from the decor, to uniforms of the staff members, to the names given to various parts of the hotel.

Christmas in Kolkata gets celebrated by people from various spheres of life, who all are connected by a common thread of karma.

Christmas in Kolkata gets celebrated by people from various spheres of life, who all are connected by a common thread of karma.

Convinced that his life is in jeopardy, Satyakam, the son of a business magnate hailing from Mussoorie, approaches Byomkesh with a plea for help. The legendary detective soon heads to Mussoorie, where he finds out that the youngsters worst fears have come true. Can Byomkesh unravel the mystery shrouding Satyakam's murder before it is too late?

Mahendra Kumar Choudhuri, the middle prince of the Bhawal Estate was affected by syphilis and was taken to Darjeeling for treatment. He apparently died in Darjeeling and was cremated there. After 12 years, a Sanyasi shows up at the estate, arousing people’s curiosity and leading to a rumour that he is the lost prince of the Bikrampur Estate.

The movie tells the story of UMA, played by Alexandra Braun, who lives in Italy and meets a writer, interpreted by the also Venezuelan actor Orlando Delgado. There's is an inexplicable chemistry between both, which would later become a love story that springs up on the wonderful coasts of Gaeta, until crossing the beautiful land of Florence. An accident will change their lives.

A heartwarming collage of inter-connected love stories, Ahare Mon is a romantic drama that revolves around people who are otherwise forbidden to fall in love.

To please his dying daughter, a father tries to create the Durga Puja festival, usually held in October, during the month of April, in Kolkata.

Aami Ashbo Phirey is a musical that is about four different stories that are all connected by a violent incident. A young, unknown and unheard singer and songwriter accidentally enters the stories through virtual media and changes their lives for the better. The film re-asserts that art can surpass all differences, violence, intolerance and give them a chance to redeem oneself.

Aami Ashbo Phirey is a musical that is about four different stories that are all connected by a violent incident. A young, unknown and unheard singer and songwriter accidentally enters the stories through virtual media and changes their lives for the better. The film re-asserts that art can surpass all differences, violence, intolerance and give them a chance to redeem oneself.

Aami Ashbo Phirey is a musical that is about four different stories that are all connected by a violent incident. A young, unknown and unheard singer and songwriter accidentally enters the stories through virtual media and changes their lives for the better. The film re-asserts that art can surpass all differences, violence, intolerance and give them a chance to redeem oneself.

Aami Ashbo Phirey is a musical that is about four different stories that are all connected by a violent incident. A young, unknown and unheard singer and songwriter accidentally enters the stories through virtual media and changes their lives for the better. The film re-asserts that art can surpass all differences, violence, intolerance and give them a chance to redeem oneself.

Aami Ashbo Phirey is a musical that is about four different stories that are all connected by a violent incident. A young, unknown and unheard singer and songwriter accidentally enters the stories through virtual media and changes their lives for the better. The film re-asserts that art can surpass all differences, violence, intolerance and give them a chance to redeem oneself.

The film starts with the hint of another story 'Satyanweshi' where young Byomkesh caught the head of a cocaine racket who is now seeking revenge. On the other hand, a young girl dies in mysterious condition having a match stick in her hand. One Kokonad Gupta, who claims to be a fan of Byomkesh gifts him a matchbox.

The film starts with the hint of another story 'Satyanweshi' where young Byomkesh caught the head of a cocaine racket who is now seeking revenge. On the other hand, a young girl dies in mysterious condition having a match stick in her hand. One Kokonad Gupta, who claims to be a fan of Byomkesh gifts him a matchbox.

The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Sen, living in a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city. The people who stay in the colony are a handful of social outcasts. One day, the judge is found dead under mysterious circumstances, and Byomkesh takes up the case.

The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Sen, living in a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city. The people who stay in the colony are a handful of social outcasts. One day, the judge is found dead under mysterious circumstances, and Byomkesh takes up the case.

Hemanta, a student of filmmaking in New York, returns to Kolkata before his mother is going to marry his uncle after his father's suicide. He receives a series of untraceable texts in riddles arising suspicion on the true nature of his father's death. He starts to lose his conscious self and plans on taking revenge upon the killers.

Three very different people from three very different worlds collide one winter afternoon in an anarchic Kolkata.

The curtain rises on a small coalfield town. Plagued with a series of unexplained troubles that broke out suddenly, owner of a coalmine seeks the help of Byomkesh Bakshi to sort things out for him. When Byomkesh arrives with his trusted confidante Ajit, they discover to their complete dismay a maze of crimes woven around a violent murder that had little to do with the job that they were entrusted with. A mesmerizing mosaic of criminal characters, a sordid saga of lecherous lust, the thriller unfolds the complex layers of the human mind.

The curtain rises on a small coalfield town. Plagued with a series of unexplained troubles that broke out suddenly, owner of a coalmine seeks the help of Byomkesh Bakshi to sort things out for him. When Byomkesh arrives with his trusted confidante Ajit, they discover to their complete dismay a maze of crimes woven around a violent murder that had little to do with the job that they were entrusted with. A mesmerizing mosaic of criminal characters, a sordid saga of lecherous lust, the thriller unfolds the complex layers of the human mind.

Story of a couple on the second night of their wedding and how things unfurl in their lives.

Nirbaak is a hyperlink narrative comprising four love stories connected by a single woman. Every love story comprises one entity which is silent and thus Nirbaak (Speechless)

Byomkesh is called upon for help by police to solve the murder mystery of a wealthy old man Benimadhab and his servant Meghraj. He and Ajit finds the case submerged in crooked intentions of family members.

Byomkesh is called upon for help by police to solve the murder mystery of a wealthy old man Benimadhab and his servant Meghraj. He and Ajit finds the case submerged in crooked intentions of family members.

Seventy-eight years ago three men were involved in the murder of General Simson (Inspector General of Prison). Destiny led them to death. In 2014, Once again three destinies intertwined. What will be the end?

Seventy-eight years ago three men were involved in the murder of General Simson (Inspector General of Prison). Destiny led them to death. In 2014, Once again three destinies intertwined. What will be the end?

A biographical documentary on eminent Indian rock and jazz musician and percussionist Nondon Bagchi and a generation of 60's musicians playing English rock music in India. The glorious journey was brought to a halt by the untimely passing away of key band members and left the remaining stranded at the crossroads grappling for survival and recognition in the face of state indifference and lack of support. Undaunted by personal and professional setbacks Nondon continues to rock his brand of 60's rock with cover band Hip Pocket and as a member of the internationally acclaimed Carlton Kitto Jazz Ensemble. The film is a homage to the maverick musician on the occasion of his 60th birthday, June 21 which is now celebrated as World Music Day.

Ganesh Talkies is a 2013 Bengali film written and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment. It portrays two families of polar opposite Bengali and Marwari communities.

Ganesh Talkies is a 2013 Bengali film written and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment. It portrays two families of polar opposite Bengali and Marwari communities.

Shunyo (Bengali: শূণ্য; English: Zero) is a 2013 Bengali film directed by Rudranil Ghosh, produced by Workshop Productions Pvt. Ltd. and starring Anjan Dutt.

Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.

Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.

Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.

Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.

Byomkesh, a detective, stumbles upon a case of robbery while recuperating from a prolonged illness. With the only object to be stolen being a group photograph, he attempts to solve the mystery.

Byomkesh, a detective, stumbles upon a case of robbery while recuperating from a prolonged illness. With the only object to be stolen being a group photograph, he attempts to solve the mystery.

A young musician and a fatso model have the same dream together, and they meet and fall in love at a bookstore. When their relationship starts to fall apart, an out-of-work magician steps in.

Sorting through a backlog of email proves nostalgic and illuminating for a young alcoholic.

A Bengali language rock musical.

A Bengali language rock musical.

A Bengali language rock musical.

Based on 'Aadim Ripu', it is the first installment of a Byomkesh film trilogy directed by Anjan Dutt. Bomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective character, created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, a renowned author in Bengali literature. The story is based on the backdrop of pre-Independence period and post-World War II.

Director Suman Mukhopadhyay has strung three stories of Nabarun Bhattacharya Ek Tukro Nyloner Dori, Amar Kono Bhoy Nei Toh and Angshik Chandragrahan to create this film. The story of the film revolves around the people and their life of Kolkata metropolitan city.[1] The film explores the different worlds of Manmatha, Jagadish, Biren, Rohit, Rongili and Kamalini. Manmatha and Jagadish belong to different economic and social class. Biren is jobless. Rohit is an NRI, Kamalini is wife of Rohit. Rohit has a relationship with Rangili, another woman. ~Wikipedia

Madly Bangalee is a Bengali rock band that inspires the film’s title. They rehearse in a dowdy garage of Kolkata, owned by Bobby (Lew Hilt), who owns Bobby’s Garage. Four young boys with stardust in their eyes practise their numbers not knowing what they are really aiming at. But the garage is under threat from a South Kolkata don Baburam (Chandan Sen). One morning, an elderly man, San (Anjan Dutt), arrives from "America and Paris." Baaji, (Sumit) the drummer who is a Muslim had to drop out of school. He escapes from the trap of turning a terrorist like his older brother Sultan. He later becomes a police officer who bashes up everyone who tries to bribe him. Neon (Tanaji) plays the rhythm guitar but, sucked into the world of drugs, he disappears from the face of the earth with his guitar. Pablo, lead singer, bass guitarist and lyricist, leaves for the US and the group breaks up. Bobby dies.

Madly Bangalee is a Bengali rock band that inspires the film’s title. They rehearse in a dowdy garage of Kolkata, owned by Bobby (Lew Hilt), who owns Bobby’s Garage. Four young boys with stardust in their eyes practise their numbers not knowing what they are really aiming at. But the garage is under threat from a South Kolkata don Baburam (Chandan Sen). One morning, an elderly man, San (Anjan Dutt), arrives from "America and Paris." Baaji, (Sumit) the drummer who is a Muslim had to drop out of school. He escapes from the trap of turning a terrorist like his older brother Sultan. He later becomes a police officer who bashes up everyone who tries to bribe him. Neon (Tanaji) plays the rhythm guitar but, sucked into the world of drugs, he disappears from the face of the earth with his guitar. Pablo, lead singer, bass guitarist and lyricist, leaves for the US and the group breaks up. Bobby dies.

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This is a story of four friends & school buddies. Out of them, only Ashim is an earning person, he is a doctor. Earlier, they started a Bangla Band, where Hari was the lead singer, but they were heavily thrashed by the public in a stage show in North Bengal. They decided not to sing any more. Then they started a traveling agency. On their first trip, they start the journey with only 9 passengers and a girl who later joins them. The film deals with their journey via Kalimpong. The ten passengers are of ten different types and also the four tour operators are of four different natures. As the journey progresses, their characters were revealed one by one.

This is a story of four friends & school buddies. Out of them, only Ashim is an earning person, he is a doctor. Earlier, they started a Bangla Band, where Hari was the lead singer, but they were heavily thrashed by the public in a stage show in North Bengal. They decided not to sing any more. Then they started a traveling agency. On their first trip, they start the journey with only 9 passengers and a girl who later joins them. The film deals with their journey via Kalimpong. The ten passengers are of ten different types and also the four tour operators are of four different natures. As the journey progresses, their characters were revealed one by one.

The film is based on the lives of Bengali's across the world, especially on those settled abroad. It attempts to delineate the pain and dilemma of Bengali's estranged from their places of origin. It seeks to explore sensitive souls singing to the tunes of Tagore.

Ek Mutho Chabi is a Bengali feature-film released in September 2005. As the name suggests, the movie does not tell one continuous story over 90 minutes; rather it's a compilation of six different stories combined together, all of around 20–25 minutes duration. All directed by different directors. The movie is a kind of experiment with short stories after success of telefilm industry.Argyakamal Mitra’s Janmodin, Partha Sen’s Pakshiraj, Indranil Roychowdhury’s Tapan Babu, Prabhat Roy’s Ragun Babur Galpo, Anjan Dutt’s Tarpor Bhalobasha and Kaushik Ganguly’s ProgressReport make up the package of six.

A Telefilm by Kaushik Ganguly

As the modern world hustles toward never-ending changes, the residents of a small Anglo-Indian community in the lively metropolis of Kolkata try to preserve their unique identity in this moving drama from India. A host of characters, including Emily (Lillete Dubey), her son Bradly (Clayton Rodgers) and the woman he loves, Anne (Neha Dubey) -- who's stuck in an abusive marriage -- deal with personal struggles and pressure to give up their homes.

As the modern world hustles toward never-ending changes, the residents of a small Anglo-Indian community in the lively metropolis of Kolkata try to preserve their unique identity in this moving drama from India. A host of characters, including Emily (Lillete Dubey), her son Bradly (Clayton Rodgers) and the woman he loves, Anne (Neha Dubey) -- who's stuck in an abusive marriage -- deal with personal struggles and pressure to give up their homes.

As the modern world hustles toward never-ending changes, the residents of a small Anglo-Indian community in the lively metropolis of Kolkata try to preserve their unique identity in this moving drama from India. A host of characters, including Emily (Lillete Dubey), her son Bradly (Clayton Rodgers) and the woman he loves, Anne (Neha Dubey) -- who's stuck in an abusive marriage -- deal with personal struggles and pressure to give up their homes.

Sanjay, diagnosed with bronchial carcinoma, decides to go on an adventure to Sikkim by hiking along with his corrupt friend. Is the latter fortunate enough to find meaning in life as soon as the former breathes his last?

Sanjay, diagnosed with bronchial carcinoma, decides to go on an adventure to Sikkim by hiking along with his corrupt friend. Is the latter fortunate enough to find meaning in life as soon as the former breathes his last?

Sanjay, diagnosed with bronchial carcinoma, decides to go on an adventure to Sikkim by hiking along with his corrupt friend. Is the latter fortunate enough to find meaning in life as soon as the former breathes his last?

A bus is setting out to Calcutta from a village in West Bengal. Meenakshi Iyer, who is from a strict orthodox Hindu background, is leaving to Chennai for her husband, with her young child, after the vacation with her parents. By chance, she gets a co-passenger who is also to Chennai, Rajah, a photographer, introduced by one of the friends of her father. During the journey they build a good relationship. But a Hindu-Muslim communal riot sets out in the meantime, in some areas they had to travel. Then she comes to face the fact that Rajah is not a Hindu but a Muslim whose real name is Jehangir. Even though she curses herself at that time while some Hindu fanatics evade their bus she saves him introducing as Mr. Iyer. But they have to reach their destination while the other passengers know Rajah as no one else but Mr. Iyer.

After Shokhina's marriage to Noor ends, she remarries Meher but faces many complications in her married life. Things get worse when Noor returns to India as a married rich man.

A journey through the life of an aged Bengali poet, Shashibhushan. Shashbhushan, now blind, reflects on his past. Stimulated by sounds - songs, crows, traffic, and an electronic lighter - he recalls the now-vanished arts and literature scene of post independence Calcutta. The old man lives in a crumbling aristocratic mansion in the heart of town, which he shares with his teacher's daughter, Sarama, and her young son Shumon. During a vacation in the country another man enters their lives. Gangan was born blind and is a talented singer. Gangan and Sarama engage in a secret affair as Shashibhushan recalls his own wife, who he lost because of his uncontrollable sexual appetite.

It is Christmas Day in Calcutta and David Dawson is off to celebrate it with his sweetheart, Nandini Shom. The meeting does not go well as Nandini wants him to start working so that they can get married and start a family, while David wants a career as a musician. She tells him that she will never see him again. Despondent, he returns to his rented apartment and is chided by his landlady, Lillian, who threatens to have him evicted as he has been delinquent in paying his rent for over a year...

Deepak and Anasuya are an estranged couple, now leading separate lives in Cuttack and Bombay. They meet again after 18 months of separation, at a small fishing village where they had once honeymooned.

A man, who works at the house of Roy Bahadur, falls in love with his daughter. However, Roy Bahadur wants his daughter to marry his friend's son.

The mistress of a wealthy man, alone in her huge apartment and terribly lonely, phones strangers in the middle of the night. One night she phones a young writer, and as the days pass and the conversations continue a relationship forms between two people who've never seen each other.

O jovem e cínico médico americano Max Lowe (Patrick Swayze) decide largar a carreira e ir para a Índia. Lá ele reencontra uma razão para viver ao se deparar com a triste realidade de milhões de pessoas vivendo na mais absoluta pobreza, com atendimento médico precário, oprimidos por um gângster que domina a cidade de Calcutá.

When the elderly mother of a Kolkata middle-class family commits suicide, no one has the courage to read the old woman's diary. When the eldest son returns from Germany, his anxious questioning brings to light the disorientation experienced by the family and the way world history penetrates into the fabric of individual lives.

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, if anything led to his disappearance.

Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.

A pre-teenager servant boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning on a cold winter night. He was employed by a young working Calcutta couple with a small boy of their own. Taking money from a neighbor's friendly daughter, he slipped away to watch a movie on a cold winter night. Finding his usual sleeping corner below the stairs too cold, he bolts himself inside the kitchen, where a fire was burning. The next morning we witness a powerful discovery scene like on the morning after Macbeth's murder. The door is forced open and we see the commotion in the apartment block which is the stage of the drama. Who is responsible?

A gritty political thriller set at the backdrop of the violent Naxalite movement in 70’s Calcutta.

Burning with a desire to be a journalist, a young man gets his chance when a publisher -- the father of a friend -- suggests that he write a story on the daily life of the people in his house (several families worth of people). The material turns out to be too incohesive and abundant to work into a pointed, thematic article, and just when he is about to give up, his younger brother asks him a simple question: "How many coal burners are there in Calcutta?" This triggers an idea for a story about Calcutta's pollution -- and the aspiring journalist dreams of myriads of burner-toting citizens invading the publisher's home demanding redress. Maybe he is finally on the way to a story that matters.