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Shambhu Bhattacharya
Shambhu Bhattacharya (1935– 26 January 2018) was a Bengali actor and stage artist. Career Bhattacharya started his acting career in theatre in Kolkata. He worked in several stage productions of Utpal Dutt, Jahor Roy and Rabi Ghosh. He was a bodybuilder from Baghbazar Bayam Samity. Bhattacharya became popular mainly for his antagonistic role in Bengali films. His performance in ''Sagina Mahato'', ''Agnishwar'', ''Sanyasi Raja'', ''Amanush'', ''Marjina Abdulla'' and ''Charmurti'' were remembered by film critics. He died in a private nursing home on 26 January 2018 in Kolkata. Partial filmography * ''Mej Didi'' * ''Patalghar'' * ''Neoti'' * ''Choudhury Paribar'' * ''Jiban Sandhan'' * ''Laha Pranam'' * ''Kumari Maa'' * ''Mejo Bou'' * ''Iswar Parameswar'' * ''Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag'' * ''Pennam Calcutta'' * ''Goopy Bagha Phire Elo'' * ''Pati Param Guru'' * ''Beder Meye Josna'' * ''Joar Bhata'' * ''Debata'' * ''Mahapith Tarapith'' * ''Sreemati Hansaraj'' * ''Aparanher Alo'' * ''Agu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengalis
Bengalis (singular Bengali bn, বাঙ্গালী/বাঙালি ), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the independent country Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and parts of Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur. Most of them speak Bengali language, Bengali, a language from the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language family. Bengalis are the List of contemporary ethnic groups, third-largest ethnic group in the world, after the Han Chinese and Arabs. Thus, they are the largest ethnic group within the Indo-Europeans and the largest ethnic group in South Asia. Apart from Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Manipur, and Assam's Barak Valley, Bengali-majority populations also reside in India's union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmurti
''Charmurti'' (The Four Heroes) is a Bengali comedy adventure film directed by Umanath Bhattacharya based on a Tenida novel of Narayan Gangopadhyay in the same name. This movie was released in 1978 in the banner of ''Mokshada Films''. Plot After the examination ''Tenida'' decides to spend the holidays with his friends ''Kyabla'', ''Habul'', and ''Palaram''. Kyabla's uncle suggests them to go to his bungalow inside a dense forest area at Jhantipahari, a small village near Ramgarh. The place was considered to be haunted with unnatural incidents. The four go to Jhantipahar and face mystery created by few unknown persons. They decide to investigate and it is found that a group of criminal are running a business of counterfeiting fake notes near the haunted bungalow. Cast * Chinmoy Roy as Tenida * Rabi Ghosh as Seth Dhunduram * Kajal Gupta as Kyabla's mother * Santosh Dutta as Kyabla's uncle * Biplab Chatterjee as Police officer * Shambhu Bhattacharya Shambhu Bhattacharya (1935– 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagina Mahato
''Sagina Mahato'' is a 1970 Bengali film. Produced by Shri J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu. The film is based on the true story of the labour movement of 1942–43, told through with fictional characters, and the mock trial of Sagina Mahato, the trade union leader of a factory in Siliguri. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was shot on locations in Kurseong, near Darjeeling. A diamond-jubilee hit, it created box-office records in Bengal. The film was remade as a Hindi film titled ''Sagina'' in 1974, by Sinha with the same leads, produced by the same producers team J.K. Kapur and Hemen Ganguly, though this version wasn't commercially successful. Film music composed by legendary playback singer Anup Ghoshal Plot This is story of a tea estate labour leader in the north eastern region of India during the British Raj. Sagina Mahato fights for the rights of the labourers and has the courage to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjina Abdulla
''Marjina Abdulla'' is a 1973 Indian Bengali-language film based on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves directed by Dinen Gupta. This film has been music directed by Salil Choudhury.The film starring Rabi Ghosh, Gita Dey, Utpal Dutt, Santosh Dutta, Mithu Mukherjee and Debraj Roy in the lead roles. Cast * Mithu Mukherjee as Marjina * Rabi Ghosh as Abdullah * Debraj Roy as Hossain * Santosh Dutta as Alibaba * Utpal Dutt Chieftain of 39 thieves * Shekhar Chatterjee as Qasim * Menaka Devi * Gita Dey as Fatima * Kajal Gupta as Sakina * Preeti Majumdar * Shambhu Bhattacharya * Jahor Roy Jahar Roy (19 September 1919 – 1 August 1977) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. Early life Roy came from a Bengali Baidya family having its root in Mahilara, B ... as Baba Mustafa References External links * Bengali-language Indian films 1973 films 1970s Bengali-language films Films based on Ali Baba Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanush (1975 Film)
''Amanush'' () is a 1975 Indian action drama film made in both Hindi and Bengali languages, produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutt and Asit Sen. Both the versions were hits. The film was based on Shaktipada Rajguru novel ''Naya Basat'' which he written based on Sundarban. The film music composed by the popular Bengali singer-composer Shyamal Mitra. The film’s plot line is simple enough, but it’s the complexity of human emotions depicted that makes it a classic. It is a flood that restores faith in boundless human spirit. Amanush that means half human, and half beast to marvel scope of the histrionic capabilities. The Bengali version of the film achieved immense popularity amongst Bengalis and featured many memorable songs by Kishore Kumar like ''Bipinbabur Karansudha'' and ''Ki Asha-y Baandhi Khelaghar''. Also, this film featured the Bengali film star Uttam Kumar at the height of his popularity and Utpal Dutt turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanyasi Raja
''Sanyasi Raja'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Piyush Bose and produced by Asim Sarkar. This film was released on 3 October 1975 in the banner of Usha Films and is based on the real life incident of the Bhawal case. The film starred Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi in lead role. The noted music of this film composed by Nachiketa Ghosh. The film was remade in Telugu in 1977 as '' Raja Ramesh''. Plot Zamindar Surya Kishore never looks after his family and estate. Doctor Bijoy Chakraborty is a family friend of Surya and lives in the same house. He plans to kill Surya and forces Surya's wife Indu to keep quiet. In a burning ghat, a monk saves the life of Surya, but, back at his home, he finds that his whole property is already occupied by Dr Bijoy. Surya Kishore now plans to recover his lost estate. Cast * Uttam Kumar as Surya Kishore * Supriya Choudhury as Indu * Satya Bandopadhyay as Thomas * Rabin Banerjee as Dr. Bijay * Shambhu Bhattacharya as Nitai * Sulata Chowdhury * Kalya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnishwar
''Agnishwar'' (অগ্নীশ্বর) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language drama film about the life and career of a patriotic, idealistic doctor. The story is inspired by the Bengali novel ''Agnishwar'' written by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, based on the life of his teacher, Banabihari Mukhopadhyay . Directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay, the film stars Uttam Kumar, Madhabi Mukherjee, Partha Mukherjee and Tarun Kumar. Plot The plot revolves around a patriotic doctor who lends moral backbone to the broken society of Bengal. Cast * Uttam Kumar as Agnishwar Mukhopadhyay * Madhabi Mukherjee as Agnishwar's wife * Tarun Kumar Tarun Kumar (born 8 January 1980) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in few Tamil and Malayalam films. He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works. H ... as Sarbeshwar * Partha Mukherjee as Agnishwar's son * Dilip Roy as Khagen * Sumitra Mukherjee as Suchhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dui Purush (1978 Film)
''Dui Purush'' is a 1978 Bengali drama film directed by Sushil Mukhopadhyay. The film's music was composed by Kalipada Sen. Plot Nutubihari Mukherjee is a freedom fighter who makes many sacrifices when he goes to jail and continues to do good even after his release. However, he turns into a corrupt politician when he gets powerful. Cast * Uttam Kumar * Dilip Roy * Supriya Choudhury * Tarun Kumar * Bikash Roy * Lily Chakravarty Lily Chakravarty is an Indian actress. She worked in many Bengali and Hindi films. Early life She was born in Dhaka. She was born to Sri Kesab Chandra Chakraborty and Dipti Chakraborty. Career Lily debuted in the Bengali movie Bhanu Pelo Lott ... * Satya Bandyopadhyay * Kalyani Mondal References External links * Dui Purush (1978)in Gomolo 1978 films Bengali-language Indian films Films shot in Kolkata Films set in India 1970s Bengali-language films Indian drama films Films based on works by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay {{1970s-Beng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
