Bhuvan Shome

Bhuvan Shome is a senior official on the railways. He is a widower, old and sure of himself. He holds tightly to the rules. He is counted merciless towards his subordinates. He sacks a ticket collector for taking bribes. Looking back, his life appears colourless. He notices this himself. He decides to take a holiday. He goes bird shooting in Gujarat. There he meets a village woman called Gauri. She shows him the way. That meeting changes the man little by little. Later he learns who she is. The film is regarded as the start of the new wave in Indian cinema. Utpal Dutt and Suhasini Mulay appear in the ninety six minute film, an Indian production Mrinal Sen finished in 1969.