Half a million rupees, one impossible choice — who deserves to be called "good"?
The postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen.
Acting
Motilal's smug philanthropist energy is deliciously punchable.
Direction
Bimal Roy makes village politics feel Shakespearean.
Writing
Every character thinks they're the hero. They're not.
Director
Bimal Roy
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