''Annadaata'' (

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: My Father) is a 2002 Bengali film directed by

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and produced by Kusum Dhanuka under the banner of

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. The film features actors

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Bis ...

and

Sreelekha Mitra Sreelekha Mitra (Bengali: শ্রীলেখা মিত্র) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. Winner of a BFJA Award and an Anandalok Award, Mitra is best known for her roles in films such as '' Hothat ...

in the lead roles. Music of the film was composed by Babul Bose. The film was a remake of 1990 Hindi film ''

Swarg ''Swarg'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by David Dhawan, released in 1990. It stars Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Madhavi in lead roles. Swarg is the fourth last certified hit of Rajesh Khanna, as this was follo ...

'' which was a loosely based on 1967 movie ''

Mehrban ''Mehrban'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh, and produced by A. V. Meiyappan. It is a remake of Bhimsingh's own Tamil film ''Padikkadha Medhai'' (1960) which itself was a remake of the 1953 B ...

'' which itself was a remake of the 1960 Tamil movie ''

Padikkadha Medhai ''Padikkadha Medhai'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and co-written by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, S. V. Ranga Rao, Kannamba and Sowcar Janaki. It is a remake of the 1953 Bengali film ''Jog Biyog'' ...

'' which in turn was a remake of 1953 Bengali film ''Jog Biyog'' based on the novel of

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Ashapoorna Devi Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. by ...

. The film stars

in role of Shankar which was played by

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as Krishna in Swarg whereas Abdur Razzak played the role of

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Cast

Prasenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Bisw ...

as Shankar *

as Barsha *

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as Amar Chowdhury *

Anuradha Ray Anuradha Roy is an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. She made her film debut with Ajoy Bandopadhyay's horror drama ''Karoti'' (1988). She is best known for her role in '' Utsab'' (2000) directed by Rituparno Gho ...

as Shanti Dev *

Dulal Lahiri Dulal Lahiri is an Indian actor and director. He has appeared in numerous Bengali films and TV series. He was critically appreciated for his ''Cinemawalla'' (1993) a Bengali TV series starring Rituparna Sengupta. He introduced Sreelekha Mitra ...

as Rudraprasad Sen *

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as Vikram *

Siddhanta Mahapatra Siddhanta Mahapatra ( od, ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର; born 4 May 1966), known mononymously as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor, television personality and politician who works predominantly in Odia films. Early and P ...

as Special appearance in an item song named "Dhekhi joto soundoro" * Rajesh Sharma as Film Director

Production

Initially

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was offered to play the role of Barsha. After she refused,

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and then

Rachna Banerjee Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Rakesh Banerjee; 2 October 1974) also known as Rachana, is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known for her works in Bengali and Odia film industries and has also appeared in several ...

were considered for the role. After both of them eschewed the role, it went to

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 2002 films 2000s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Bengali remakes of Hindi films Indian family films Indian drama films Films based on works by Ashapurna Devi {{2000s-Bengali-film-stub