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Agantuk (lit. 'Guest') is a 1991 Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Notable for being Ray's last film, it was based on one of his own short stories, Atithi. A joint Indo-French production, it received financial backing from companies such as Gérard Depardieu's DD Productions and Canal+.

Plot summary
Anila Bose, who lives in Calcutta, receives a letter from someone claiming to be her long lost uncle, Manomohan Mitra. He writes that he is visiting India after 35 years abroad and, as Anila is his only surviving relative, wants to meet her before he sets off again. Anila looks forward to it, but her husband, Sudhindra, is suspicious. The uncle arrives and stays. He says that he is an anthropologist who has traveled all over the world, and immediately wins the friendship of their son, Satyaki.

Anila suddenly remembers her grandfather's will, and Sudhindra is quick to suspect that the man calling himself Manomohan has come only to claim his share of the inheritance. Anila also starts to doubt his identity, while their son truly believes that he is who he claims to be.

The central conflict of the film rests upon the identity of the man and the family's struggle to determine it. Sudhindra subjects the visitor to various tests, such as looking at his passport. However, the visitor embarrasses Sudhindra and later his friend Rakshit by his ability to read minds. In a final attempt to establish the truth, Sudhindra invites a lawyer friend to gently question the guest. This is when the visitor reveals his deep knowledge, rich experiences and profound views of life, impressing Anila and Sudhindra. However, things turn ugly as the lawyer's frustration builds up until he orders the guest to "either come clean or just clear out". The next morning, the visitor is gone. Desperate to find him and win him back, the family finally learns that he is in fact Manmohan Mitra, and has visited the executor of the will. The couple apologises and persuades him to return. Back in Calcutta, after he leaves for Australia, the couple learn that Manmohan has given them his share of the inheritance.

Cast
Utpal Dutt ... Manomohan Mitra / The Agantuk
Deepankar De ... Sudhindra Bose
Mamata Shankar ... Anila Bose
Bikram Bhattacharya ... Satyaki Bose
Dhritiman Chatterjee ... Prithwish Sen Gupta
Rabi Ghosh ... Ranjan Rakshit
Subrata Chatterjee ... Chhanda Rakshit
Promode Ganguly ... Tridib Mukherjee
Ajit Bandyopadhyay ... Sital Sarkar

Directed by Satyajit Ray
Screenplay by Satyajit Ray
Based on Atithi (short story)
by Satyajit Ray
Produced by Satyajit Ray
Starring Utpal Dutt
Mamata Shankar
Deepankar De
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Promod Ganguli
Rabi Ghosh
Cinematography Barun Raha
Edited by Dulal Dutta
Music by Satyajit Ray
Production
companies
NFDC
DD Productions
Distributed by Artificial Eye (UK)
Release dates
1991 (India)
22 May 1992 (US)
19 November 1993 (UK)
Running time 120 minutes
Countries India
France
Language Bengali

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