you? By not working I have become stiff so I weave without cotton, something has to be done". Themes The film deals with various ideas and themes. Set against the backdrop of the first Naxalite wave of rebellion in India, the film is considered to be Ghatak's autobiographical film, an anti-climax. Ghatak himself explained, "In it [Jukti Takko Aar Gappo] the political backdrop of West Bengal from 1971 to 1972 as I saw it has been portrayed. There is no ideology. I saw it from a point of view of not a politician. I am not supposed to please a political ideology". Ghatak was aware of a complete breakdown of moral values around him, especially among the younger generation. He tried to portray these issues in this film (and also in his unfinished film Sei Vishnupriya). Ghatak, both in real life and in this film, tried to find some meaning for the political and cultural turmoil overtaking his country. Imagery In an interview Ghatak mentioned that "The Great Mother Image" in its duality exists in every aspects of our being, and he incorporated this image into films like Meghe Dhaka Tara and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo. Allegorical characters The characters in this film have been portrayed allegorically. Ghatak played the character of Nilkantha Bagchi, his alter ego. Nilkantha is the name of Hindu god Shiva, who drank poison that emerged from the oceans to prevent it from destroying everything in the world. Tripti Mitra played the role of Nilkantha Bagchi's wife Durga (influenced by Hindu goddess Durga; also according to Hindu mythology, Durga is a consort of Shiva). In an interview Ghatak described his wife Surama Ghatak as a Sati (a very pious woman, and consort of Shiva). Ritaban Ghatak (Ghatak's real life son) played the character of Nilkantha Bagchi's son Satya. In Sanskrit and Bengali the word Satya means "true" or "real". The character Nachiketa is inspired by the Hindu mythological character Nachiketa. The character Jagannath Bhattacharjee, a Sanskrit language teacher, has been depicted as a representative of ancient Vedic civilisation. Panchanan Ustad is representative of rural people, not very educated, but very rich with their own (folk) culture and heritage. Credits Cast Nilkantha Bagchi: Ritwik Ghatak Durga: Tripti Mitra Satya: Ritaban Ghatak Bongobala: Shaonli Mitra Nachiketa: Saugata Burman Jagannath Bhattacharjee: Bijon Bhattacharya Satyajit Basu: Utpal Dutt Panchanan Ustad: Gyanesh Mukherjee Leader of Naxalites: Ananya Ray Police inspector: Shyamal