''Patalghar'' ( "The Underground Chamber" ) is a

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directed by Abhijit Chaudhuri based on the story of same name by

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Plot

150 years in the past, Aghor Sen, a genius scientist living in the village of Nischintipur invents a device that generates sound waves which can put any living being to sleep. The alien Vik exiled from the planet Nyapcha, lands with his space shuttle on the outskirts of Nischintipur. He gets to know about the machine & tries to steal it but Aghor puts him to sleep. With Aghor's death the instrument is lost. 150 years later i.e. in the present day Dr. Bhootnath Nondy finds Aghor Sen's diary mentioning this device. Bhootnath deciphers the diary at a science seminar announcing his plea to search for it. Begum, a gang leader, sends her goons after Bhootnath to get that machine. Aghar Sen's device is in his laboratory - Patalghar. To reach there, one must solve the mysterious rhymes mentioned in the diary. Suddenly foreigners wanting to buy houses assail Nischintipur. At this juncture, Begum and Bhootnath work together in search of the machine. Kartik, a very intelligent & brave boy, lives with his uncle (Mama) Subuddhi. A lawyer reports to them that Kartik is the only legal heir of Aghor Sen's laboratory at Nischintipur. Thus the duo reached there. Begum asks them to sell their house but they bluntly refuse. Bhootnath develops a friendship with Karthik. Meanwhile, Vik wakes up and starts running from pillar to post looking for the device which had put him to sleep. Subuddhi joins the theatre chief of the village and searches for a unique character who could depict Mahommadi Beg in the play. He meets Vik in the forest and selects him for the character. Finally Bhootnath & Karthik unravel the path for the entrance of Patalghar and rediscover the machine. The Begum & her goons die in a duel with the alien Vik and finally Vik is once again put to sleep by the joint efforts of Bhootnath & Karthik by using the musical machine. Bhootnath flies of to Nyapcha with the unconscious Vik & Karthik remains on the earth inheriting the glorious legacy of Aghor Sen & Bhootnath Nandi. The great machine ultimately gets destroyed amidst all the chaos and havoc.

Cast

* Sourav Bandopadhay as Kartik *

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as Vik *

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as Aghor Sen * Ketaki Dutta as Pishima (Aghor Sen's Aunt) *

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as Gobinda Biswas * Kharaj Mukhopadhyay as Subuddhi *

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as Dr. Bhootnath Nandy *

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as Begum *

Ramaprasad Banik Ramaprasad Banik (রমাপ্রসাদ বণিক) (1954–2010) was a Bengali theatre actor, director and playwright. He also worked in films and televisions. He started his career at a very early age with ''Putul khela'', which was an ...

* Sunil Mukherjee as Lawyer * Ratan Sarkhel as Goon

Crew

* Director Abhijit Chaudhuri * Cameraman Abhik Mukhopadhyay * Producer Niti Sonee Gourisaria * Music Director

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* Lyrics Rangan Chakraborty * Editor Arjun Gourisaria * Art Director Indranil Ghosh * Executive Producer Bauddhayan Mukherji

Awards

National Film Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director The National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Gold ...

- Abhijit Chaudhuri **

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Abhik Mukhopadhyay Avik Mukhopadhyay ( Bengali: অভীক মুখোপাধ্যায়) is an Indian cinematographer who works in Bengali and Hindi films. He collaborated with eminent directors like Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Srijit Muk ...

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