''Krantikaal'' (, ) is an Indian
Bengali feature film directed by
Sekhar Das
Sekhar Das (; alternately spelled Shekhar Das) is a Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali film and theatre director, scriptwriter/playwright, actor and producer. He has directed three award-winning feature films, his 11th feature film being ''Jogajog ...
of
Mahulbanir Sereng fame. It stars
Roopa Ganguly,
Silajit Majumder and
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; ; 19 January 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 histor ...
. The film won Best Direction award at the 9th
Dhaka International Film Festival.
Plot
The story is of terrorism that is plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop. Rajib, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Roopa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; ; 19 January 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 histor ...
and his father
Haradhan Bandopadhyay who is confined to bed and is unable to speak. This film focuses on the friction and undercurrent of tension between the lady of the house and the terrorist. It leads to a brief mutual self-discovery that gives rise to compassion.
Cast
*
Roopa Ganguly as Subarna Sinha
*
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; ; 19 January 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 histor ...
as Pratap Chandra Sinha
*
Silajit Majumder as Rajib Ray
*
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
*
Arjun Chakraborty
*
Rita Dutta Chakraborty
*
Rajesh Sharma
* Arkapriya Ganguly
Awards
*2005 -
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
*2005 -
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
*
BFJA Awards (2006)
[
]
** Best Actor
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; ; 19 January 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 histor ...
** Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
** Best Cinematography :
Premendu Bikash Chaki
** Best Director Sekhar Das
** Best Music Chiradip Dasgupta
** Best actress Roopa Ganguly at the Dhaka International Film Festival
** Best Director Sekhar Das at the Dhaka International Film Festival
** Best film Signis award, Belgium
References
External links
''Krantikaal'' in www.gomolo.in
DVD/VCD Reviews Movie Reviews, ''The Telegraph'', 12 May 2006.
BFI , Film & TV Database
2005 films
2000s Bengali-language films
Bengali-language Indian films
Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor National Film Award–winning performance
Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners
Films based on works by Prafulla Roy
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