An Enemy of the People (1990)
Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.
An Enemy of the PeopleDrama
Cast
- Soumitra Chatterjee — Dr. Ashok Gupta
- Dhritiman Chatterjee — Nishith Gupta
- Dipankar Dey — Haridas Bagchi
- Ruma Guha Thakurta — Maya Gupta
- Mamata Shankar — Indrani Gupta
- Bhishma Guhathakurta — Ranen Haldar
- Subhendu Chatterjee — Biresh Guha
- Manoj Mitra
- Satya Banerjee — Landlord
- Monu Mukherjee
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- Rajaram Yagnik — Mr. Bhargav
Where to watch An Enemy of the People
Criterion Channel
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