''Aamar Bhuvan'' is a 2002

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film directed by

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen ( ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was a Bengali film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, and a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Regarded as on ...

. The film portrays a community in India where people coexist peacefully and share love, despite the widespread hatred and violence affecting the rest of the country. Mrinal Sen received the Best Director Award at the

Cairo Film Festival The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House. It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year since its inception, except for 2011 and 2013, when it was cancelled ...

in 2002 for this film. The screenplay is adapted from the novel ''Dhanjyotsna'' by

Afsar Amed Afsar Amed (also written as Afsar Ahmed, 5 April 1959 – 4 August 2018) was an Indian Bengali writer. He wrote 27 novels and 24 other books. Early life and education Amed was born on 5 April 1959. He pursued his post graduate education f ...

Plot

The story revolves around Sakhina and Nur, who have divorced. Sakhina has since remarried Meher, a man who loves her but struggles to support her and their three children. Nur, who had moved to the Middle East, returns as a wealthy man and has also remarried. As cousins, Nur attempts to assist Meher and Sakhina by offering employment and financial support. However, tension arises when Nur returns a valuable nose-ring to Sakhina. The nose-ring, which Nur had given Sakhina during their marriage and which Meher had pawned for money, causes Sakhina to feel insulted and hurt.

Cast

Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

as Sakhina *

Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor in film, television, OTT and theatre, based in Kolkata. He is the founder and director of the theatre group Swapnasandhani. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for best ...

as Meher *

Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema and television, with appearances in Hindi films. The son of actor Subhendu Chatterjee, he began his career with a Hindi television series direc ...

as Nur *

Bibhas Chakraborty Bibhash Chakraborty (alternatively spelt Bibhas Chakraborty; born 23 September 1937) is an Indian Bengali actor and theatre personality. He is also a social activist. He is a prolific writer too. He was associated with Paschim Banga Natya Akad ...

* Arun Mukherjee * Shubhannita Guha as Saira

Awards

Cairo International film festival

* Best director: Mrinal Sen (won) * Best actress: Nandita Das (won) * Golden pyramid (nominated)

In India

* Anandalok Award: Best Male Playback Singer for

Srikanta Acharya Srikanta Acharya is an Indian singer-songwriter and music director. Acharya primarily sings contemporary Bengali songs and is one of the most prominent exponents of Rabindra Sangeet. Early life Srikanta Acharya was born in Kolkata Kol ...

in 2003

References

External links

* {{Mrinal Sen 2002 films Films directed by Mrinal Sen Bengali-language Indian films 2000s Bengali-language films