Naukari (1954)

Original title

नौकरी

Directed by

Bimal Roy

Genre

drama film, family film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 22m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows an educated young man who moves to a big city after India's independence in search of a job. He faces a long series of rejections and hardships that slowly wear down his hopes and dreams.

melancholicearnestslow-burnbleakrestrainedsinceretenderfrustratingpoignant

What happens

Naukri (transl. Job) is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bimal Roy for Bimal Roy Productions. The lead actors were Kishore Kumar and Sheila Ramani. This film is about the dreams and aspirations of the educated youth getting shattered as they struggle in the city for employment, in the ensuing years after India attained independence. Naukri and Baap Beti (1954) are cited as "sensitive" and "memorable" films from Roy. In Naukri, Bimal Roy tackles yet another social problem, this time involving unemployment. Naukri is one of the earliest films where Kishore Kumar first gained prominence. Since his comic persona had not yet fully developed, Naukri sees a sincere, sensitive and restrained performance from him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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