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:''The Return'') is a

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

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 ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

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

based on a story of Bengali novelist

Narendranath Mitra Narendranath Mitra (30 January 1916 – 14 September 1975) was an Indian writer and poet, best known for his short stories in the Bengali-language. Several of his works have been adapted into films, such as Mahanagar directed by Satyajit Ray. ...

. It was entered into the

38th Berlin International Film Festival The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Y ...

, competition section.

Plot

The film revolves around the life of Sasanka who lives a mournful life and relationship with the family.

Cast

* Aloknanda Roy as Saraju *

Kamu Mukherjee Kamu Mukherjee (14 June 1931 – 6 December 2003) was a Bengali actor, best known for his role as Mandar Bose in '' Sonar Kella'' and Harun-al-Rashid in Sandip Ray's first film '' Phatik Chand''. Career Mukherjee's first film appearance was in t ...

as Mantu * Sunil Mukherjee as Rashu *Devika Mukherjee as Jamuna *Subrata Nandy as Sasanka *Aniket Sengupta as Kanu

Awards

* 1987:

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 ...

** Best Screenplay: Budhdhadeb Dasgupta ** Best Feature Film in Bengali ** Best Child Artist: Aniket Sengupta

References

External links

* {{Buddhadeb Dasgupta 1988 films Bengali-language Indian films 1988 drama films Films based on short fiction Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners 1980s Bengali-language films Films based on works by Narendranath Mitra Films featuring a Best Child Artist National Award–winning performance