Arati takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman in Calcutta's wealthy neighbourhoods, in defiance of her traditionally-minded husband, Subrata, and his live-in parents. Emulating her Anglo-Indian friend Edith, who speaks equal to the men she encounters on the job, Arati quickly becomes her firm's top salesperson. When Subrata loses his job, the power dynamic begins to shift.
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| Directing | Satyajit Ray | Director |
| Camera | Subrata Mitra | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Satyajit Ray | Screenplay |
| Production | R.D. Bansal | Producer |
| Sound | Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Narendranath Mitra | Short Story |
| Art | Bansi Chandragupta | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ananta Das | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta | Editor |
| Art | Bansi Chandragupta | Art Direction |