"Director: Satyajit Ray"

• The Big City | Blu Ray | (09/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in the mid '50s Ray's often humorous story of conflicting social values in India's lower-middle class stars Madhabi Mukherjee as a housewife whose growing independence alarms her traditionalist family.

• The Hero | Blu Ray | (09/09/2013) from £34.99   |  Saving you £-15.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This beautifully observed character study was one of Ray's earliest original screenplays. En route to an award ceremony a famous and egocentric Bengali movie star finds that he is compelled to re-evaluate his life after encountering a disapproving young journalist.

• The Coward (Kapurush) | Blu Ray | (26/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Stranded in a small town a screenwriter is astonished to encounter a former lover now married to the owner of a tea plantation. Recalling his inability to commit to her and the relationship's resultant breakdown Roy attempts to make amends for the past but finds time hasn't healed the wounds.

• The Holy Man (Mahapurush) | Blu Ray | (09/09/2013) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (60.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A story of a devout Hindu man who falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man by asking him to find his daughter a husband the lightness of this sharp quick-witted comedy belies a cutting criticism of Indian post-war society.

• Mahapurush | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Ever since the death of his wife Gurupada Mitter advocate has been going through a state of deep mental unrest. On his way back from Benaras he encounters Birinchi - a Babaji who claims to be ageless. Gurtupada becomes his disciple. Gurupada's daughter Buchki is disappointed with her lover Satya and in order to teach him a lesson becomes a disciple of Birinchi. Satya seeing his romance in jeopardy takes the help of his friend Nibaran and they both decide to expose the fraud Birinchi in front of his Police devotees. In the process he also exposes the foolishness of the devotees who make it possible for swindlers like Birinchi to establish themselves as saints and prophets.

• Kapurush | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  On his way to Hanshimara to collect material for a film story Amitabha Roy's taxi has a breakdown and he is offered hospitality for the night by Bimal Gupta a local tree planter. Bimal's wife Karuna turns out to be Amitabha's one time love. In the course of the evening Amitabha realizes that Bimal and Karuna's marriage cannot be a happy one. Amitabha even wants to take Karuna away and atone for his past betrayal. But Karuna refuses. Next morning they plan to go out on a picnic but Bimal falls asleep and the plan gets bungled. Amitabha scrawls a hasty note to Karuna that he will wait for her in the station. Amitabha waits till the last minute only to see Karuna come to the station asking for her phial of sleeping tablets.

• Joi Baba Felunath | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £12.38   |  Saving you £-6.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Joi Baba Felunathinvolves a detective-who is away on a holiday and is called into action when a priceless artefact is stolen.