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Hirer Angti
''Hirer Angti'' ( bn, হীরের আংটি) is a 1992 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh based on a story of the same name by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. Plot Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festive mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu's house. Gandharva captivates Ratanlal's grandchildren, Habul and Tinni, with his magical tricks. He then reveals a long-forgotten secret wherein he claims to be heir to Ratanlal's ancestral property. This shocks the entire family and casts a gloom, following dramatic incidents. It is revealed that Gandharva is fake. Whether the magic trick works or not for Gandharva Kumar forms the climax. Cast *Basanta Choudhury as Ratanlal Bannerjee *Gyanesh Mukherjee as Panchu *Pradip Mukherjee as Bishweshwar * Shakuntala Barua as Pratima *Barun Chanda as Someshwar *Moon Moon Sen as Someshwar's wife * Sumanta Mukherjee as Bireshwar *Dulal Lahiri as Shwet *Ayan Banerjee as Gandharba Kumar / Dilip Kumar *Sunil Mukherjee as Shashthicharan *Bankim Ghosh a ...
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Basanta Choudhury
Basanta Choudhury (also Chowdhury; 5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films. He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar and Bijay Bose, often in leading roles. He is a former Sheriff of Kolkata. Choudhury's collection of Kashmiri and Persian shawls were enviable. Director Satyajit Ray admired those collections and used for his masterpieces. Birth and childhood Basanta Chowdhury was born into an affluent Datta Chowdhury family of Andul, Howrah. In the circa year of 1886 AD, his great-great forefather Apurba Krishna Dutta Chaudhuri discontinued with the surname 'Dutta' and moved from his ancestral place Andul to Nagpur to practice Law. He later became the Law Lecturer in the Morris College (the present-day Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (VNGIASS)). His son was Phani Bhusan Chaudhuri, whose son Shiddhish Chandra Chowdhury. Shiddhish and Kamala Devi had two sons - Basanta & Prashanta. Both of ...
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Shakuntala Barua
Shakuntala Barua is an Indian actress. She was born in Kolkata. Filmography * Tonic (film) (2020) * Sahaj Paather Gappo (2016) * Chaap – The Pressure (2013) * Phire Eso Tumi (2012) * Amrita (2012) * Aaro Kachha Kachhi (2012) * Aami Montri Hobo (2011) * Peeriti Kanthaler Aantha (2011) * Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo (2010) * Bejanma (2010) * Moner Ajante (2009) * Pitribhumi (2007) * Nayak (2006) * Biswasghatak (2003) * Parinati (2001) * Shesh Ashray (2001) * Srimoti Bhayonkari (2001) * Apan Holo Par (2000) * Harjit (2000) * Kalankini Badhu (2000) * Kulangar (2000) * Prem Priti Bhalobasa (2000) * Sajoni Aamar Sohag (2000) * Shesh Thikana (2000) * Atmiyoswajan (1999) * Dabidar (1999) * Daye Dayitwa (1999) * Jugabatar Loknath (1999) * Dahan (1998) * Jamai No.1 (1998) * Sagar Banya (1998) * Jiban Sandhan (1997) * Joyee (1997) * Maan Apaman (1997) * Manasa Kanya (1997) * Saptami (1997) * Banaphul (1996) * Sinthir Sindur (1996) * Antarotamo (1995) * Mashal (1995) * P ...
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Films Directed By Rituparno Ghosh
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ...
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Indian Children's Films
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Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With approximately 300 million native speakers and another 37 million as second language speakers, Bengali is the fifth most-spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the fifth most spoken Indo-European language. Bengali is the official and national language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also a second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Isl ...
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1992 Drama Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ...
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1992 Films
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * August 24 – Production begins on '' Jurassic Park''. Awards 1992 wide-release films January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1992 United States unless stated # *'' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'', directed by Ridley Scott, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Loren Dean – (Spain/ U.K./France) *'' 1991: The Year Punk Broke'' *'' 588 rue paradis'', Directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry and Omar Sharif – (France) A *'' Afterburn'', directed by Robert Markowitz, starring Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker *'' Agantuk'' (The Stranger), directed by Satyajit Ray – (India) – winner of FIPRESCI Award at Venice Film Festival *'' Al-Lail'' (The Night) – ( Syria) *''Aladdin'', directe ...
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Deepankar De
Dipankar Dey ( bn, দীপঙ্কর দে) (born 5 July 1944) is an Indian actor in the Bengali film industry. He has worked in many movies as hero, villain and character artist. He starred in Ray's '' Jana Aranya'' (''The Middleman'', 1976), '' Ganashatru'' (''Enemy of the People'', 1990), ''Shakha Proshakha'' (''Branches of the Tree'', 1990) and '' Agantuk'' (''The Stranger'', 1991). He has acted in many art house and commercial films. Selected filmography TV shows Awards *1986 National Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor: ''Parama Parama is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski, within Tomaszów Lubelski County Tomaszów may refer to the following places in Poland: * Tomaszów Bolesławiecki, village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship * Tomaszów ...'' References External links * Living people University of Calcutta alumni Bengali male actors Male actors in Bengali cinema Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winner ...
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Bankim Ghosh
Bankim Ghosh (22 October 1922 — 3 June 1992) was a veteran actor of Bengali film and theatre personality. Early life Ghosh was born in 1922 in Kolkata, British India. He passed Matriculate examination from Oriental Seminary and B.Com. from City College in 1938. He was a good athlete in student life. Ghosh won the Bengal Boxing Championship for five years continuously. He joined and performed in various theatre groups like '' Gananatya'', ''Ananda Bharati'', ''Rupkar''. His father was dead against of his acting passion. Ghosh left home and worked several jobs in Jadavpur University, Indian Airlines and calcutta High Court etc. Career In 1948, Ghosh made his debut in the Bengali film with ''Bhuli Nai''. Director Hemen Gupta offered him a small role in this film. Almost a decade later he played an important role in Sushil Ghosh’s movie ''Dilli Theke Kolkata'' in 1961. In his long acting career, Ghosh worked with famous directors like Tapan Sinha, Bijoy Bose, Rituparno Ghosh. ...
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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths Barodacharan, Fatik, and Shabor Dasgupta. Life Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh) on 2 November 1935. The Mukhopadhyays were originally from Bainkhara, Bikrampur. During partition his family migrated to Kolkata. He spent his childhood in Bihar and many places in Bengal and Assam accompanying his father, who worked in the railways. He passed intermediate from the Victoria College, Koch Bihar before taking a Masters in Bengali from Calcutta University. Mukhopadhyay started his career as a school teacher and is now on the staff of ''Anandabazar Patrika'' at Kolkata. He is associated with the Bengali magazine '' Desh''. Comics from his stories A comic based on his book ''Bipinb ...
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Ayan Banerjee
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