''Striker'' is a 1978

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sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...

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directed by Archan Chakravarty. The film was based on a novel of the same name by

Moti Nandi Moti Nandi, or Moti Nandy ( ; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a Bengali writer and journalist. Career Moti Nandy was from Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of t ...

Plot

The film tells the story of a young footballer Prasun's life and his struggle to make a mark in Kolkata football. His father was also an eminent footballer but deprived by his club authority. Prasun has a dream to play on behalf of a big football club of Kolkata maidan.

Cast

Samit Bhanja Samit Bhanja (; 2 January 1944 – 24 July 2003) was an Indian actor and director known for his work in the Bengali cinema. He was one of the most promising actors of his time, working in both Bengali and Hindi cinema. Early life Bhanja was ...

as Prasun *

Anil Chatterjee Anil Chatterjee (also Chattopadhyay, ; 25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about ...

Santu Mukherjee Santu Mukherjee (13 January 1951 – 11 March 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Bengali cinema. He was the father of actress Swastika Mukherjee. His younger brother, Sumanta Mukherjee, is also an actor. Early life and biography Santu ...

Tarun Kumar Chatterjee Tarun Kumar Chatterjee (24 February 1931 – 27 October 2003) was an Indian actor who is known for his exclusive work in Bengali cinema. In most of his films, his role as a supporting actor gave him huge appreciation from critics and audience. ...

Ruma Guha Thakurta Ruma Guha Thakurta (21 November 1934 – 3 June 2019) was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films. She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958. Early life Ruma Guha Thakurta was born as Ruma Ghosh on 3 No ...

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt (; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little The ...

Chinmoy Roy Chinmoy Roy (1940–2019) was an Indian Bengali actor. He was famous for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatility allowed him to play a variety of roles. Though he was known for portraying various character roles, Roy was eq ...

* Arati Bhattacharya * Ramen Raychowdhury * Pinaki Sengupta

References

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* {{IMDb title, 1520385 1978 films Bengali-language Indian films 1970s sports drama films 1970s Bengali-language films Films set in Kolkata Indian association football films Films based on Indian novels Indian sports drama films