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The Music Room - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) Cinematic Orchestra and whilst the subjects dealtWith The Music Room (Jalsaghar), Satyajit Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat (the beloved actor Chhabi Biswas) desperately clinging to a fading way of life. His greatest joy is the music room in which he has hosted lavish concerts over the yearsnow a shadow of its former vivid self. An incandescent depiction of the clash between tradition and modernity, and a showcase for some of Indias most popular