Ajantrik
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Ajantrik is a 1958 Indian Bengali film, directed by Ritwik Ghatak, that explores a taxi driver's emotional attachment to his dilapidated car and is regarded as an early example of Indian avant-garde cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ajantrik canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7730034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ajantrik Context triple: [Ritwik Ghatak, notableWork, Ajantrik]
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A.
Unnatamsa Yantra
Unnatamsa Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies with high precision.
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Automat
"Automat" is a 1927 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary woman seated in a self-service restaurant under stark electric light, emblematic of urban isolation and modern alienation.
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C.
Disha Yantra
Disha Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to determine the direction of celestial objects.
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D.
Yantra
Yantra is a major river in northern Bulgaria that flows through cities like Veliko Tarnovo before joining the Danube.
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E.
Karnti Vritya Yantra
Karnti Vritya Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to study the obliquity and motion of the ecliptic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ajantrik Target entity description: Ajantrik is a 1958 Indian Bengali film, directed by Ritwik Ghatak, that explores a taxi driver's emotional attachment to his dilapidated car and is regarded as an early example of Indian avant-garde cinema.
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A.
Unnatamsa Yantra
Unnatamsa Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies with high precision.
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B.
Automat
"Automat" is a 1927 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary woman seated in a self-service restaurant under stark electric light, emblematic of urban isolation and modern alienation.
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C.
Disha Yantra
Disha Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to determine the direction of celestial objects.
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D.
Yantra
Yantra is a major river in northern Bulgaria that flows through cities like Veliko Tarnovo before joining the Danube.
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E.
Karnti Vritya Yantra
Karnti Vritya Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to study the obliquity and motion of the ecliptic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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avant-garde film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Subodh Ghosh ⓘ |
| carName | Jagaddal ⓘ |
| centralObject | dilapidated taxi ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Dilip Ranjan Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| distributor | Aurora Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
alienation
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emotional attachment to machines ⓘ human–machine relationship ⓘ industrialization ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Chota Nagpur Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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avant-garde cinema ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhitePhotography | true ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bimal
NERFINISHED
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Jagaddal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackComposer | Ali Akbar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInLists | notable Indian art films ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bimal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ali Akbar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Indian avant-garde cinema
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experimental narrative style ⓘ use of sound to characterize a car ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian parallel cinema movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ritwik Ghatak Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | taxi driver ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic of Indian parallel cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-independence India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ajantrik Description of subject: Ajantrik is a 1958 Indian Bengali film, directed by Ritwik Ghatak, that explores a taxi driver's emotional attachment to his dilapidated car and is regarded as an early example of Indian avant-garde cinema.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.