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Indian Bengali film directed by

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, with

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, Anil Chatterjee, Shyamanand Jalan and Sreela Majumdar in lead roles. The film is set in 1975 and the oppression and exploitation of

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mill workers in Kolkata. At the

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he won the awards for

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as well as

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award for the director.

Plot

The film is set during the Emergency period in December 1975. Jadunath a labour union leader, of Jethia Jute Mill in Kolkata has been given death sentence, for the murders of owner Jethia's brother, and another worker, even though he never committed them. Before dying, he pledges his eyes for donation. However, when the mill owner finds about this, he tries to manoeuvre the medical system to get both the eyes for his blind son. Meanwhile, the doctor discovers that the donation papers provided by the Jethia to be fake. Soon the mill workers get united behind the widow of Jadunath and hold protest rally against the injustice. The film is a document of the time.

Cast

as Jadunath * Anil Chatterjee as Dr. Mukherjee (as Anil Chattopadhyay) * Shyamanand Jalan as Factory Owner * Sreela Majumdar as Jadunath's Widow * Madhabi Mukherjee (guest appearance) * Ashok Banerjee * Baidyanath Banerjee * Gautam Banerjee * Manju Banerjee * Nepal Banik

References

External links

* {{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilm 1982 films Bengali-language Indian films Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award Best Feature Film National Film Award winners Films set in 1975 Films set in Kolkata Jute industry of India Social realism in film Films about the labor movement 1980s Bengali-language films