It was a good two years ahead of better known films that dealt with urban issues, such as Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi and Mrinal Sen's Interview.
Pratidwandi, known internationally as The Adversary, a 1972 Indian Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray
Pather Panchali Trilogy, Pratidwandi, Seemabaddha, and Jana Aranya were some such films screened and were quite popular with the city's multi-lingual audience, who did not have many other such venues.