Ajantrik
Genres
Overview
Bimal is a taxi-driver in a small provincial town. He lives alone, his taxi (an old 1920 Chevrolet jalopy which he named Jagaddal) is his only companion and, although very battered, it is the apple of Bimal's eye.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1958-05-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Bengali
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
6.9
Kali Bannerjee
Bimal
Gangapada Basu
Uncle
Satindra Bhattacharya
Tulsi Chakraborty
Anil Chatterjee
Groom
Shriman Deepak
Boy
Kajal Gupta
Young Woman
Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay
Mechanic
Keshto Mukherjee
Lunatic
Sita Mukherjee
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