50 years of Jana Aranya : anguish of hard times Entertainment August 13, 2025By Tirthankar Mitra6 Mins Read Jana Aranya (The Middleman) inarguably the bleakest of Satyajit Ray’s films is five decades young. Looking back on its turning 50 the director shows he was in pace with the prevailing times as his anguish bursts into almost every frame.
