''Amarkantak'' is a 1986

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directed by

Sukhen Das Sukhen Das (28 July 1938 – 4 April 2004) was an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and story writer of Bengali cinema. Early life and education Das was born as Sukhendranath Das in Kolkata. He spent parts of his childhood in an orphanage ...

and produced by Mala Gupta. It stars

Chiranjeet Deepak Chakraborty (born 2 November 1950), known professionally as Chiranjeet Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of renowned cartoonist Shaila Chakraborty. H ...

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, along with Sukhen Das,

Sumitra Mukherjee Sumitra Mukherjee (30 March 1949 – 21 May 2003) was an Indian Bengali actress who was recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Ranjit Mallick, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatter ...

, Deepankar Dey in another supporting roles. The film was loosely based on the novel ''Sonar Kathi, Rupar Kathi'' of

Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay (anglicised spelling of surname: Mukherjee) (7 September 1920 – 4 May 1989) was a prominent Indian writer of modern Bengali literature. Life and works Mukhopadhyay was born in 1920, in Bajrajogini, Bikrampur, Dacca (no ...

. It was made under the banner of Parna Chitram. This movie received BFJA award in 1987.

Plot

Writer Debesh goes from place to place searching for his younger brother Binoy, who has been missing for a long time. Debesh goes to an Ashram in

Amarkantak Amarkantak ( NLK ''Amarakaṇṭaka'') is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area. It is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the ...

and meets a lady monk named ''Bahinji''. He realises that Bahinji is hiding something. Later she narrates her story which reveals the missing history of Binoy.

Cast

as Binoy "Binu" *

as Urmila "Urmi" / Bahin *

as Debesh "Debu" *

as Rani Ahalya * Deepankar Dey as Thakur Janaklal *

Shakuntala Barua Shakuntala Barua is an Indian actress from Kolkata Filmography * Tonic (film) (2021) * Sahaj Paather Gappo (2016) * Chaap – The Pressure (2013) * Phire Eso Tumi (2012) * Amrita (2012) * Aaro Kachha Kachhi (2012) * Aami Montri Hobo (20 ...

as Courtesan

Songs

* "Chitatei Sob Shesh" -

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

* "Tumi Maa Amake" - Kishore Kumar * "Dhinak Dhinak Dhin Ta" -

Amit Kumar Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, ...

* "Andhakare Aalo Dite" -

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* "Chokher Janla Khule" - Asha Bhosle * "Rooper Ei Jadute" - Asha Bhosle * "Na Na Na Thumri Gajol Noy" - Parimal Bhattacharya, Rooprekha Banerjee

References

External links

* 1986 films 1986 drama films Bengali-language Indian films Indian drama films 1980s Bengali-language films Films directed by Sukhen Das Films based on works by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay {{1980s-Bengali-film-stub