Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Jalshaghar’, on the decline of the aristocratic zamindari style of living, was shot at which place?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Andul Raj Palace
After the Permanent Settlement many zamindars of Bengal failed to pay the revenue, and over 75 per cent of the zamindaris changed hands as estates were auctioned. The ruins of their palaces are a visible sign of the end of that era. Satyajit Ray’s famous film Jalshaghar, on the decline of the aristocratic zamindari style of living, was shot in the Andul Raj Palace.
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NCERT (2025-26): “1.2 The problem of unpaid revenue … The estates of the Burdwan raj were not the only ones sold during the closing years of the eighteenth century. Over 75 per cent of the zamindaris changed hands after the Permanent Settlement.…”
Fig. 9.7 Andul Raj Palace |
