''Mahaguru'' (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: মহাগুরু) is a 2007 Indian

-language

action thriller film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

Anup Sengupta Anup Sengupta is a Bengali film director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music ...

, starring

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. In a career spa ...

Debashree Roy Debashree Roy (born 8 August 1962) also known as Debasree Roy, is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, politician and animal rights activist. She was a bankable star of Bengali cinema during 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. She received mo ...

Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Sengupta (born Biswaroop Sengupta; 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter, who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films alongside a few Kannada films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV ...

, George Baker and

Anu Choudhury Anu Choudhury is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Odia, Telugu, Chhattisgarhi, Bengali and Hindi films. She has starred in more than 65 films. Her debut Odia film was ''Maa Goja Bayani''. Career Career in Odia film industr ...

Cast

as Inspector Rudra Sen/Guru (Dual role) *

as Indrani Sen, Rudra's wife *

as Bishu, Shiv Kumar Naskar *

as Manoshi Sen, Rudra's sister *

Piya Sengupta Piya Sengupta (born in Kolkata, India) is an Indian actress and producer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the daughter of Sukhen Das and mother of Bonny Sengupta. As an actress, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatte ...

as Guru's love interest * George Baker as Pandit Ajay Sinha, Arms and RDX smuggler * Shyamal Dutta as Central Minister * Joy Badlani as Inspector Bijay Sarkar *

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 DIG Somnath Sen, Rudra's father *

Subhasish Mukhopadhyay Subhasish Mukherjee is an Indian actor who works in Bengali films. He generally appears in comedic and supporting roles, but has proven his versatility as an actor in films like ''Herbert'' and ''Mahalaya''. Some of his well-known films inclu ...

as Khabrilal, an Informer * Ramen Roy Chowdhury as Police Commissioner *

Shankar Chakraborty Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several television serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films. Personal life Shankar Chakraborty was born to a Bengali Hindu family. He married a ...

as Munna, Panditji's henchman *

Anamika Saha Anamika Saha is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Bengali film industry. Early life Saha was born in Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh, Bangladesh as Usha. In 1961, she passed Higher Secondary examination from Deshbandhu Balika Vidyalaya ...

as Guru's mother *

Anuradha Ray Anuradha Roy is an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. She made her film debut with Ajoy Bandopadhyay's horror drama ''Karoti'' (1988). She is best known for her role in '' Utsab'' (2000) directed by Rituparno Gho ...

as Mita Roy, Amit Roy's wife.

Music

The album is composed by Ashok Bhadra, while lyrics are penned by Goutam Susmit.

Box office

The film had a seven-week run in Calcutta, and earned a profit of over rupees 25 lakhs against a budget of rupees 1 crore.

References

External links

* http://www.bengalitollywood.com/movies/Bengali-Tollywood/Mahaguru-2007 * https://archive.today/20130217230550/http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieCastcrew.aspx?mid=15451 2007 films 2000s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Films directed by Anup Sengupta {{2000s-Bengali-film-stub