''Hirer Angti'' () is a 1992

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i film by

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based on a story of the same name by

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths Barodacharan and Shabor Dasgupta. Life Shi ...

Plot

Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festive mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu's house. Gandharva captivates Ratanlal's grandchildren, Habul and Tinni, with his magical tricks. He then reveals a long-forgotten secret wherein he claims to be heir to Ratanlal's ancestral property. This shocks the entire family and casts a gloom, following dramatic incidents. It is revealed that Gandharva is fake. Whether the magic trick works or not for Gandharva Kumar forms the climax.

Cast

Basanta Choudhury Basanta Choudhury also known as Basanta Chowdhury (5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000), was an Indian actor in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Bollywood, Hindi films. He worked with directors Asit Sen (actor), Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar and ...

as Ratanlal Bannerjee *

Gyanesh Mukherjee Gyanesh Mukherjee (5 July 1926 – 8 May 2008) was a Bengali actor, director and theater personality. Career He was involved with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). In his film career, Mukherjee worked with number of famous directors ...

as Panchu *

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 Bishweshwar *

Shakuntala Barua Shakuntala Barua is an Indian actress from Kolkata Filmography * Tonic (film) (2021) * Sahaj Paather Gappo (2016) * Chaap – The Pressure (2013) * Phire Eso Tumi (2012) * Amrita (2012) * Aaro Kachha Kachhi (2012) * Aami Montri Hobo (20 ...

as Pratima *Barun Chanda as Someshwar *

Moon Moon Sen Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954), is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. S ...

as Someshwar's wife * Sumanta Mukherjee as Bireshwar *

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 directorial venture ''Cinemawalla'' (1993) a Bengali TV series starring Rituparna Sengupta. He introduce ...

as Shwet *Ayan Banerjee as Gandharba Kumar / Dilip Kumar *Sunil Mukherjee as Shashthicharan *

Bankim Ghosh Bankim Ghosh (22 October 1922 — 3 June 1992) was a veteran actor of Bengali film and theatre personality. Early life Ghosh was born in 1922 in Kolkata, British India. He passed Matriculate examination from Oriental Seminary and B.Com. from ...

as Gupi Syankra *Sandipan Mukherjee as Habul *Anchita Dutta as Tinni *

Deepankar De Dipankar Dey is an Indian actor in the Bengali film industry. He has worked in movies as a hero, villain and character artist. He starred in Ray's ''Seemabaddha'' (''Company Limited, 1971''), '' Jana Aranya'' (''The Middleman'', 1976), '' G ...

as voice of Gandharba Kumar

References

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* 1992 films 1992 drama films Bengali-language Indian films Indian children's films Films directed by Rituparno Ghosh Films based on works by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay 1990s Bengali-language films {{1990s-Bengali-film-stub