''Dooratwa'' () is a

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

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directed and written by

Buddhadev Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali-language films like ''Bagh Bahadur'', ''Tahader Katha'', ''Charachar'' and ''Uttara (film), Uttara''. Five ...

. It won the

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Plot

Mondar (P. Mukherjee), marries a young woman, Anjali. When the former rebel learns that Anjali is pregnant from another relationship, he leaves her. He also refuses shelter to a Naxalite on the run. The lonely teacher forms a relationship with another woman, who is a Personal secretary in a business firm and her insane mother, but class differences prevent this from going any further. In the end, he finds that the woman he rejected is mature enough to accept him as a friend and their relationship shows renewed promise as he tries to shed his prejudices. The film continued the Bengali cinema's fascination with the Naxalite uprising of the late 60s and 70s, often using symbolic imagery as in the opening shot of a newly paved VIP road and the commentary linking the annihilation of 'troublemakers' with the 'beautification' of the city. The film recalled aspects of Ray's 70s Calcutta films in its extensive use of silence and its consistently lyrical emphasis on the protagonist's subjectivity.

Cast

Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya (17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian actor from West Bengal associated with Bengali theatre and films. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Personal life Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Faridpur (now in ...

Mamata Shankar Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has acted in films by directors including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. ...

as Anjali *

Pradip Mukherjee Pradip Mukherjee, also known as Pradip Mukhopadhyay (11 August 1946 – 29 August 2022), was an Indian actor and dramatist who primarily acted in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali movies. Although not famous for acting in mainstream movies, Pradip ...

as Mondar *Niranjan Ray

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1978 films Bengali-language Indian films Films directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta Films set in Kolkata Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners Indian drama films {{1970s-Bengali-film-stub