''Chander Bari'' is a 2007

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film directed by

Tarun Majumdar Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 22 September 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director and Screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received four National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anandal ...

. The film centers on a middle class joint family. The film is based on a Bengali story written by

Pracheta Gupta Pracheta GuptaSpelling according tTelegraph, Calcutta/ref> (alternative spelling Procheto Gupta or Prachet Gupta or Procheta Gupta; bn, প্রচেত গুপ্ত) (born 14 October 1962) is a Bengali writer and journalist. In 2007, his wo ...

. Majumdar used some

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s in this film.

Plot

The Sanyals are a large extended family composed of the nonagenarian grandfather, (Haradhan Banerjee), his son (Ranjit Mallick), daughter-in-law (Laboni Sarkar) who rules over the house like a female Hitler, reincarnated, and their children of whom two, a daughter (Koel Mallick) and son (Rishi Kaushik) live together in a beautiful mansion in Bhawanipur. There seems to be more servants in their house than family members, extending the virtues and parameters of the ideal ‘joint’ family. The film starts with everyone being excited about the return of the elder son (Babul Supriyo) from US, where he had gone for some business related work. However, all hell breaks loose, when he returns with a wife (Rituparna Sengupta) and her child from a former marriage in tow. Her first husband with underworld links was killed in police crossfire. Everyone accepts the new additions to the Sanyal family except the mother-in-law who refuses to even acknowledge her presence. The story revolves around how these two women build bridges to keep the joint family intact, with most of the credit going to the beautiful daughter-in-law.

Cast

Ranjit Mallick Ranjit Mallick (রঞ্জিত মল্লিক) (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. He is particularly known for appearing in films such as ''Interview'', '' Mouchak'', ''Shatru'', ''Shakha Pr ...

Laboni Sarkar Laboni Sarkar is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of three BFJA Awards. She initiated her acting career as a child artist with roles in Bengali films. Filmography * ''Aporajeyo'' (2022) * ...

Babul Supriyo Babul Supriyo (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Electronics and Tourism of the Government of West ...

Rituparna Sengupta Rituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She won ...

* Rishi Kaushik *

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...

* Tathoi Deb *

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

* Aritra Dutta Banik * Koel Mallick *

Dwijen Bandopadhyay Dwijen Bandyopadhyay (22 September 1949 – 27 September 2017) was a veteran Bengali actor and theater personality from West Bengal, India. He worked onstage from the 1970s. Bandyopadhyay has also been a professor in the department of Drama at Ra ...

* Sarbori Mukherjee *Sumit Samadder *Shritama Bhattacharjee *

Tanima Sen Tanima Sen is a Bengali film and television actress. Acting career Theatre Though Sen is mainly popular as a film and television actress, she started as a theatre artist. In 1984, she made her acting debut in a local theatre group. In 198 ...

*Swanakamal Dutta *Shraboni Bonik *Chaitali Mukhopadhyay *Payel Deb *Oindrila Saha

Music

Some of the tracks used in this film were from

. *"Bhenge Mor Ghar Er Chabi" *"Chand Er Hashir Bnadh Bhengechhe" *"Gun Gun Nhromora Boslo Eshe" *"Bandh Bhenge Dao" *"Debo Na, Debo Na Sara To Jotoi Dako" (Singer:

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, Sujay Bhowmick)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chander Bari 2007 films Bengali-language Indian films Films based on Indian novels 2000s Bengali-language films