| Interview | |
| Director: | Mrinal Sen |
| Producer: | Mrinal Sen Productions |
| Narrator: | Ranjit Mallick |
| Starring: | Ranjit Mallick, Karuna Banerjee |
| Music: | Vijay Raghav Rao |
| Cinematography: | K. K. Mahajan |
| Runtime: | 101 min. |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Interview was a 1971 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen.[1] A path-breaking film in terms of narrative innovation and cinematic technique, it was a commercial and critical success. It also happened to be the debut film of Ranjit Mallick. Although it was a film on the colonial hangover, it touched upon diverse issues like anti-establishment, middle class cowardice, and unemployment.
This film is considered to be the first film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the others being Calcutta 71, and Padatik.
Ranjit Mallick is a smart personable young man. A friend of the family, who works in a foreign firm, has assured him of a lucrative job in his firm. All Ranjit has to do is come to an interview, dressed in a western style suit.
It seems a simple enough task, but fate intervenes. A strike by a labour union means that he cannot get his suit back from the laundry. His father's old suit won't fit him. He borrows a suit, but loses it in a fracas in a bus. Ultimately he has to go to the interview dressed in the traditional Bengali dhoti and kurta.