The plot revolves around Bimal and his battered taxi, an old Chevrolet, he calls Jagaddal. Because he treats his car as a living being, many consider Bimal to be mad. In a long sequence, Bimal plies his trade with his world intersecting at various points with that of an Oraon tribal. Industrialisation proceeds relentlessly, sowing discord among them, and Jagaddal breaks down irretrievably. It has to be dismantled and sold for scrap. In the end, a child finds the car horn on the street and plays with it, making it emit the call of 'Oraon' horn.
Direction & Screenplay: Ritwik Ghatak Cast: Kali Bannerjee, Kajal Gupta, Tulsi Chakraborthy, Anil Chatterjee Cinematography: Dinen Gupta Music: Ali Akbar Khan
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