''Prajapati'' was a
Bengali social
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
Biplab Chatterjee and produced by Rajesh Kumar based on the novel of
Samaresh Basu by the
same name. The film was released in 1993. A criminal case for obscenity was filed against the author Samaresh Basu and the publisher in 1968 for the original novel.
Plot
Sukhen, a young man lives a casual life. He is innocent but neglected by his family. Sukhen loves Shikha and wants to live a normal and healthy life but his brothers are corrupt as well as politically powerful, and they try to use unemployed Sukhen for their political mileage.
Cast
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Biplab Chatterjee as Sukhendu Chatterjee
*
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 Sukhendu's father
*
Dipankar Dey as Sukhendu's elder brother
*
Rabi Ghosh
Robi Ghosh (; 24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kinds ...
as Doctor
*
Satabdi Roy as Sikha
*
Mamata Shankar
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has acted in films by directors including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. ...
*
Dilip Roy
* Soma Mukherjee
*Sandip Ghosh
References
External links
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1993 films
1993 drama films
Bengali-language Indian films
Indian drama films
Films based on Indian novels
1990s Bengali-language films
Films based on works by Samaresh Basu
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