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Purnendu Mukherjee
Purnendu Mukherjee was an Indian actor active from 1960-1989. He starred in Satyajit Ray's ''Devi'' and the Bollywood film ''Ek Doctor Ki Maut''. He was most famous for a Bengali film, '' Guru Dakshina'', in which he costarred with Tapas Paul, Ranjit Mallick, and Satabdi Roy Satabdi Roy ()(born 5 October 1969) is an Indian actress, film director and politician. As an actress she is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. As an actress, she ruled the array of commer .... He was also credited as Purnendu Ganguli and Purnendu Mukhopadhyay. Filmography References External links * Male actors from Kolkata Bengali male actors {{India-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Dakshina (1987 Film)
''Guru Dakshina'' is a 1987 Indian Bengali language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Anjan Choudhury and produced by Bhabesh Kundu. The film stars Ranjit Mallick, Tapas Paul, Satabdi Roy, Kali Banerjee, and Shakuntala Barua in the lead roles. The film is about a poor village boy named Jayanta Bose who becomes a popular singer but faces roadblocks and tragedies on the way. Plot Jayanta Bose, a poor naïve village boy, gets a low paying job at the rich but corrupt businessman, Mr. Roy's company to support him and his mother. One day, he sings at Mr. Roy's function displaying his singing skills. This makes him an overnight star. He falls in love with Mr. Roy's daughter Rupa who's very supportive of his singing. His other boss and brotherly figure, Rajat supports them. However, Mr. Roy is unhappy with these developments as he wants Rupa to marry another man named Shekhar. He blackmails Jayanta's music teacher, his 'guru', when he is desperate to get money for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of cinema. He is celebrated for works including ''The Apu Trilogy'' (1955–1959), Jalsaghar, ''The Music Room'' (1958), Mahanagar, ''The Big City'' (1963)'', Charulata'' (1964), and the ''Goopy–Bagha'' trilogy (1969–1992). Ray was born in Calcutta to author Sukumar Ray and Suprabha Ray. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent film, independent film-making after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealism, Italian neorealist film ''Bicycle Thieves'' (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries, and short subject, shorts. Ray's first film, (1955), won eleven international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi (1960 Film)
''Devi'' () is a 1960 Bengali-language drama by director Satyajit Ray, starring Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Chhabi Biswas. It is based on a short story by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay. The plot follows a zamindar (Biswas) who believes that his daughter-in-law (Tagore) has revealed herself to be a Goddess incarnate in a dream. Plot In rural Bengal in the 19th-century, the widowed zamindar Kalikinkar Roy, who is a devotee of the goddess Kali, lives in a mansion with servants and plenty of space for himself, his sons Taraprasad and Umaprasad, Taraprasad's wife Harasundari and son Khoka, and Umaprasad's wife Doyamoyee. After a festival, Umaprasad returns to Calcutta (Kolkata) to continue his schooling, which includes learning English, while Doyamoyee stays behind to help care for Khoka, with whom she has an almost-maternal bond, as well as Kalikinkar, who she helps with his daily prayers and rituals. Kalikinkar has a dream in which the eyes of Kali and Doyamoyee merge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Doctor Ki Maut
''Ek Doctor Ki Maut'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Tapan Sinha, which depicts the ostracism, bureaucratic negligence, reprimand and insult of a doctor and his research, instead of recognition. The film is based on the 1982 Ramapada Chowdhury story ''Abhimanyu''. The movie is loosely based on the life of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, an Indian physician who pioneered the In vitro fertilisation treatment around the same time when another leading scientist Dr. Robert Edwards was conducting separate experiments in England. Plot After years of painstaking research at the cost of his personal life, Dr. Dipankar Roy ( Pankaj Kapur) discovers a vaccine for leprosy. The news is flashed over television, and overnight, an insignificant junior doctor receives international recognition. Professional jealousy and abuse of power threaten Dr. Roy, even as the Secretary of Health reprimands him for breaking the news to the press. He is asked to report to the Director of Health. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapas Paul
Tapas Paul (29 September 1958 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actor and politician. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen roles opposite Mahua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Roy. He received a Filmfare Award. Tapas Paul was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.Detailed Profile: Shri Tapas Paul ''india.gov.in''. Retrieved 16 October 2012 Paul shot to fame and popularity with his debut film '''' (1980), a romantic drama by Tarun Majumdar, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjit Mallick
Ranjit Mallick (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. Though he has starred in parallel films like ''Interview'', '' Calcutta 71'', '' Shakha Proshakha'' and romantic comedy like '' Mouchak''; he is particularly known for appearing in action films such as '' Shatru'', '' Guru Dakshina'', '' Jibon Niye Khela'' etc. In later years, he has further received praise for playing supporting roles in '' Sathi'', '' Nater Guru'', '' Gyarakal'', '' Chander Bari'' and '' Bajimaat''. He was also the Sheriff of Kolkata for the year 2014. Early life Ranjit was born on 28 September 1944 in Calcutta, West Bengal, into the Mallick ''Bari'' of Bhowanipore He is the grandson of Bengali scientist Indumadhab Mallick. His nickname is Ranju. He studied at the Asutosh College and later at the Syamaprasad College of the University of Calcutta. Career Ranjit started his career with Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film ''Interview'' (1971). He received the Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satabdi Roy
Satabdi Roy ()(born 5 October 1969) is an Indian actress, film director and politician. As an actress she is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. As an actress, she ruled the array of commercial Bengali cinema during the late 1980s and 1990s. As a director, she has been denounced critically for her use of superfluous themes. She is a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha since 2009. Roy made her film debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Tapan Sinha's much acclaimed Bengali film ''Atanka'' (1986), which won her the BFJA Awards for the Best Supporting Actress in 1987. She shot to stardom after she had been paired with Tapas Paul in films such as ''Amar Bandhan'' (1986), '' Guru Dakshina'' (1987), ''Antaranga'' (1988), ''Apan Amar Apan'' (1990) and ''Abishkar'' (1990) to name a few. Her major hits with Prosenjit Chatterjee include ''Alingan'' (1990), '' Shraddhanjali'' (1993), '' Lathi'' (1996), ''Sakhi Tumi Kar' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, sixth most spoken native language and the List of languages by total number of speakers, seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the Official language, official, National language, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken scheduled languages of India, language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabindranath Tagore (film)
''Rabindranath Tagore'' is a 1961 Indian documentary film written and directed by Satyajit Ray about the life and works of Bengali author and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Ray started working on the documentary in early 1958. Shot in black-and-white, the finished film was released during the birth centenary year of Rabindranath Tagore, who was born on 7 May 1861. Ray avoided the controversial aspects of Tagore's life in order to make it as an official portrait of the poet. Though Tagore was known as a poet, Ray did not use any of Tagore's poetry as he was not happy with the English translation and believed that "it would not make the right impression if recited" and people would not consider Tagore "a very great poet," based on those translations. Satyajit Ray has been reported to have said about the documentary ''Rabindranath Tagore'' in his biography ''Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye'' by W. Andrew Robinson that, "Ten or twelve minutes of it are among the most moving and pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datta (1976 Film)
''Datta'' is a 1951 Bengali romantic drama film directed by Soumyen Mukhopadhyay and released under the banner of S. B. Production. The film is based on the novel with the same name written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film was remade twice: in 1976 and later in 2023. Plot Bijoya's father Banamali had informally engaged her to Naren, the son of his friend Jagdish. But Bijoya is attracted to Bilaas, son of another friend of Banamali. She has some hearsay knowledge about Naren and develops a negative image of Naren in her mind. But when she meets Naren, who is a doctor by profession the scenario starts changing. She starts to love Naren and realises that her conception about Naren is all wrong. Cast * Sunanda Banerjee as Bijoya * Purnendu Mukherjee as Naren * Ahindra Choudhury as Rashbehari * Jahar Ganguly as Bilas * Anubha Gupta * Kali Sarkar * Sukhen Das Music Timir Baran composed the music 1976 remake * Director: Ajoy Kar * Music: Dwijen Chowdhury Cast * Soumitr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajoy Kar
Ajoy Kar (Bengali:অজয় কর; 27 March 1914 – 25 January 1985) was an Indian film director and cinematographer who is known for his Classic film,''Saptapadi'' (1960). He directed 26 films between 1949 and 1983. His 1961 film ''Saptapadi'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. Ajoy Kar provided a whole new expression to Bengali cinema. He was a Pioneer of Bengali Romantic Drama.Saptapadi retrospectively at the 45th International Film Festival of India in the "homage section" of Indian panorama. His 1971 film '' Malyadan'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. Kar made Harano Sur which film was based on 1942 Oscar nominated film Random Harvest which itself based on the novel of same name written by James Hilton.His contemporary filmmakers are Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha, Asit Sen, Tarun Majumdar. Alongside, Guru Dutt in Bollywood. Early life Ajoy Kar was born on 27 March 1914, in Calcutta, British India. He left college i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganashatru
''Ganashatru'' ( ''Gônoshotru'' Enemy of the People/ Public Enemy) is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play ''An Enemy of the People'', and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered, Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging. The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Ashoke Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, an honest doctor, diagnoses the alarming spread of jaundice among his patients. To identify the cause, he analyses the water of a populated part of his town, Chandipur. According to the report, the holy water (''charanamrita' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
