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Abhijan (1962) — A Masterclass in Character Building | Sachit’s Blog Abhijan (1962) — A Masterclass in Character Building Cinema Context — Why Abhijan (1962) Matters Soumitra Chatterjee is fast becoming Satyajit Ray's blue-eyed boy. Already, this great actor has featured in four of Ray's movies: Apur Sansar , Devi , The Postmaster , and now Abhijan . His collaboration with Ray is a fascinating study in trust and depth — Ray seems to sense and harness every subtlety in Soumitra’s performance. Watching Abhijan is as much about understanding Soumitra as it is about understanding Ray’s filmmaking ethos. Character Building: The Heart of Abhijan Narsingh is one of the most complex characters in Ray’s filmography. A proud Rajput, a taxi driver by circumstance, and a man wrestling with internal rage, he embodies a collision of class, ego, and suppressed emotion. Ray never spells out his inner conflicts; he lets Soumi...