The Home and the World

1984 film by Satyajit Ray
Movie film Q717188
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Summary

The Home and the World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Home and the World received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].
  • The Home and the World received the National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[4].
  • The Home and the World received the National Film Award for Best Costume Design[5].
  • The Home and the World's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Home and the World was directed by Satyajit Ray[7].
  • Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay for The Home and the World[8].
  • The Home and the World's composer is recorded as Satyajit Ray[9].
  • The Home and the World's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Home and the World's based on is recorded as Ghare-Bhaire[11].
  • A cast member of The Home and the World was Soumitra Chatterjee[12].
  • A cast member of The Home and the World was Victor Banerjee[13].
  • A cast member of The Home and the World was Jennifer Kendal[14].
  • A cast member of The Home and the World was Manoj Mitra[15].
  • A cast member of The Home and the World was Swatilekha Sengupta[16].
  • The Home and the World's production company is recorded as National Film Development Corporation of India[17].
  • The Home and the World's director of photography is recorded as Soumendu Roy[18].
  • The original language of The Home and the World was Bangla[19].
  • The Home and the World's color is recorded as color[20].
  • The Home and the World's country of origin is recorded as India[21].
  • The Home and the World was published on January 1, 1984[22].
  • The Home and the World's narrative location is recorded as Bengal Presidency[23].
  • The Home and the World's main subject is Swadeshi movement[24].
  • The Home and the World's main subject is Partition of Bengal (1905)[25].
  • The Home and the World's main subject is women's rights[26].
  • The Home and the World's main subject is women in India[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Home and the World was directed by Satyajit Ray[7]. Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay for it[8]. Cast members include Soumitra Chatterjee[12], Victor Banerjee[13], Jennifer Kendal[14], Manoj Mitra[15], and Swatilekha Sengupta[16].

Publication

The Home and the World was released on January 1, 1984[22]. The original language of it was Bangla[19]. Its genre is drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Swadeshi movement[24], Partition of Bengal (1905)[25], women's rights[26], women in India[27], and purdah[28].

Reception

Awards received include National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], an award for best supporting actor[29], in India[30]; National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[4], a National Film Awards[31], in India[32], founded in 1955[33]; and National Film Award for Best Costume Design[5], a National Film Awards[34].

Why It Matters

The Home and the World ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Home and the World receive?

Honors received include National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[4], and National Film Award for Best Costume Design[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . dff.gov.in. dff.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . dff.gov.in. dff.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . dff.gov.in. dff.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . The Home and the World. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Home and the World. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Home and the World. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Home and the World. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Home and the World. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . The Home and the World. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    P14724 → 8890236
    Wikipedia languages → ['as', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'no', 'ru', '
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 77507
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1910s
    Publication date → +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Satyajit Ray
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+140'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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