''Bajimaat'' () is a 2008 Bengali film directed by

Haranath Chakraborty Haranath Chakraborty () is an Indian Bengali people, Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial success. Awards *Sathi (2002) won the ...

. This marked the debut of

Soham Chakraborty Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984) is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Tollywood (Bengali cinema), Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned n ...

in a lead role.

Synopsis

Suvra is a

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young boy, who dreams of becoming a big singer. His girlfriend Jhilik also dreams of becoming a singer. Suvra and Jhilik are both trapped by a company of a reality show organisation. Suvra loses a

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of rupees, which is actually his college admission fee for computer engineering. But his father cannot bear this shock and suffers from a massive heart attack. To save his family, Suvra gives up his dream and starts working for a TV Channel. The CEO of this TV channel, Sanjay Sen supports Suvra. On the other hand, Jhilik is also exploited by Rohit, son of the reality show organiser. Rohit separates Suvra and Jhilik. But ultimately, with the sponsorship of Sanjay Sen and the sacrifice of Jhilik, Suvra becomes the Singer of Bengal. Suvra and Jhilik are reunited as lovers.

Cast

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as Suvra * Subhashree as Jhilik *

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 pa ...

as Sanjay Mitra *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (b. 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Hindi cinema, Hindi and English-language Indian films, English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali ...

as Satyabrata *

Santu Mukhopadhyay Santu Mukherjee (13 January 1951 – 11 March 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Bengali cinema. He was the father of actress Swastika Mukherjee. His younger brother, Sumanta Mukherjee, is also an actor. Early life and biography Santu ...

as Suvra's Father *

Aparajita Auddy Aparajita Adhya (born ) is an Indian actress who works primarily in the Bengali film and television industry.She achieved popularity after starring in the film Praktan. She has been an actress for many years. In 1997 she met her husband, Atanu ...

as Sister of Jhilik *

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor and comedian, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, he has acted in over 80 films and is known for his comic roles. Filmogra ...

as Suvra's Friend *

Soumili Biswas Soumili Biswas is a Bengali language, Bengali film and television actress, model, TV anchor, and classical dancer. Early life She was born in Barisha/Behala, in south Kolkata, as the youngest of two siblings. She has an elder brother, named ...

as Sister of Suvra * Sudip Mukherjee as Husband of Jhilik's Sister * Rajesh Sharma as Charu Babu * Surajit Sen as Rohit

Soundtrack

* A Gaan Amar – Karthik * Amar Gaaner (Female Vocals) –

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* Amar Gaaner (Male Vocals) – Kartick * Amar Prothom Prem – Kartick * Bedonar Baluchore – Monu * Chena Chena A Poth – Alka Yagnik * Dhum Ta Na Na – Kartick * Hi Baby Shono Na – Kartick * Meghla Dine Meghla Mon – Alka Yagnik * Sure Sure Sat Sure – Alka Yagnik

References

External links

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