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Shajarur Kanta (1974 Film)
''Shajarur Kanta'' is a 1974 Byomkesh Bakshi film based on the novel of same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film was directed by actress-turned-director Manju Dey, and co-produced by Dey and Star Productions. Cast * Shyamal Ghosal as Byomkesh Bakshi * Shailen Mukherjee as Ajit Kumar Banerjee * Satindra Bhattacharya * Pahari Sanyal * Tarun Kumar * Sambhu Bhattachayra * Gita Dey * Manju Dey Soundtrack http://play.raaga.com/bengali/album/Sajarur-Kanta-songs-B0000894 References See also * Byomkesh Bakshi * Abar Byomkesh * Byomkesh Phire Elo ''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' is a 2014 Indian mystery thriller film on Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, released on 19 December 2014. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the third installment of '' Byomkesh series'' By Anjan Dutt, ... * Satyanweshi Bengali-language Indian films Indian detective films 1974 crime drama films 1974 films 1970s Bengali-language films Byomkesh Bakshi films {{1970s-crime-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manju Dey
Manju Dey (7 May 1926 — 30 September 1989) was a Bengali actress and director. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 25th Annual BFJA Awards for the film '' Carey Saheber Munshi'' in 1962. Career Dey was born in Baharampur, British India in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in Bengali film ''Jighansa''. She was a leading actress in various black and white films in the early 1950s and 1960s. Dey has worked with directors Ajoy Kar, Mrinal Sen, and Tapan Sinha. She also directed and produced films including ''Shajarur Kanta'' and ''Abhishapta Chambal''. Filmography * ''Jighansa'' (1951) * ''Biyallish'' (1951) * ''Ratnadeep'' (1951) * '' Kar Pape'' (1952) * ''Bou Thakuranir Haat'' (1953) * '' Grihapravesh'' (1954) * ''Mantra Shakti'' (1954) * ''Upahar'' (1955) * ''Laksha-Hira'' (1956) * '' Kabuliwala'' (1957) * ''Prithibi Amare Chaay'' (1957) * ''Bardidi'' (1957) * ''Neel Akasher Neechey'' (1958) * ''Abhishapta Chambal'' (1967) * ''Shajarur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhendibazaar Gharana and was trained under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. He is considered one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists of the Hindi film industry, often credited with the success of Indian classical music in Hindi commercial movies. As a musician, Dey is best known for infusing Indian classical music in a pop framework that ushered the golden period in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, Dey recorded total 3,047 songs, though most primarily in Bengali and Hindi; Dey also sang in 14 other Indian languages, including Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, and Chhattisgarhi. The mid-50s to 70s were considered the peak of his musical career. The Government of India honored him with the Padma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Crime Drama Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Detective Films
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Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With approximately 300 million native speakers and another 37 million as second language speakers, Bengali is the fifth most-spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the fifth most spoken Indo-European language. Bengali is the official and national language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also a second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyanweshi (film)
''Satyanweshi'' is a 2013 Bengali mystery-thriller film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. This was Ghosh's last full-length film as a director. Indian film director Sujoy Ghosh portrayed the character Byomkesh Bakshi in this film. Plot Maharaja Arunangshu, the ruler of a princely state named Balabantpur, had made a wish list on his death bed in the presence of Dewan Chandrashekhar, the family physician Kaligati and the High Priest. It laid down certain conditions under which his son Himangshu could inherit the kingdom. The first condition forbade Himangshu to marry a non-Hindu girl, and the second demanded a legitimate heir within three years of his marriage. Bound by his father's conditions of succession, Himangshu is compelled to marry Alaka, an aspiring actress. A year and half into the marriage, Harinath, the young palace librarian, who is friendly with Alaka, disappears without any trace. This mystery occasions the arrival of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byomkesh Phire Elo
''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' is a 2014 Indian mystery thriller film on Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, released on 19 December 2014. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the third installment of '' Byomkesh series'' By Anjan Dutt, serving as a sequel to ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' and ''Abar Byomkesh''. The film is based on ''Beni Sanghar'' by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Plot Benimadhab (Biswajit Chakraborty), a rich businessman is under the impression that someone is trying to kill him, but is not able to find out who. He appoints Byomkesh (Abir Chatterjee) to find out. While Byomkesh starts investigating (with his sidekick Ajit (Saswata Chatterjee) narrating the events), Benimadhab is murdered. The inquest into this gruesome act reveals some dark secrets of Benimadhab's family members. Cast *Abir Chatterjee as Byomkesh Bakshi *Saswata Chatterjee as Ajit *Ushasie Chakraborty as Satyabati *Biswajit Chakraborty as Benimadhab *Chandan Sen as Ajay, Benimadhab's son *Locket Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abar Byomkesh
''Abar Byomkesh'' ( Byomkesh Once again) is an Indian detective film about Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi released on 23 March 2012. It is directed by Anjan Dutt and is the sequel of 2010's ''Byomkesh Bakshi''. Dutt made a sequel of ''Abar Byomkesh'', named ''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' released on 19 December 2014. Story Byomkesh had fallen critically ill and is being nursed back to health by his wife, Satyabati (Ushashie Chakraborty), and dear friend, Ajit (Saswata Chatterjee). On medical advice, Byomkesh goes to Dooars to recuperate with his two caring companions. He takes a decided turn for the better with the change in climate, much to the relief of Satyabati and Ajit. But, as fate would have it, mystery arrives. At Dooars, Byomkesh meets Bengali inhabitants from the local community like Dr. Ashwini Ghatak (Sujan Mukherjee), Prof. Adinath Shome (Pijush Ganguly), Mahidhar Chaudhury (Biswajit Chakrabarty), photographer Nakuleshwar (Arindol Bagchi), police officer Puran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byomkesh Bakshi (2010 Film)
''Byomkesh Bakshi'' is an Indian Bengali-language crime drama film on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi. It is directed by Anjan Dutt and produced by Kaustuv Ray. The film was released on 13 August 2010 and spawned five sequels till date, including ''Abar Byomkesh'' (2012), ''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' (2012), ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' (2015), ''Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana'' (2016) and ''Byomkesh O Agnibaan'' (2017). Plot Byomkesh Bakshi is a Bengali detective (though he likes to be addressed as ''Satyanweshi'', eng. truthseeker) who takes on another spine-chilling case with Ajit Kumar Banerjee, his friend who is a novelist. The story Adim Ripu starts off with local goon Bantul Sardar offering firearms left behind by departed American WW-II soldiers to Byomkesh and Ajit in their Harrison Road, Kolkata residence. Sardar's departure is quickly followed by the arrival of Miss Nanibala Roy. Ms. Roy has an adopted son Prabhat Roy, who is also the foster-son of rich businessman Anadi Halder. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulak Bandyopadhyay
Pulak Bandyopadhyay (; 2 May 1931 – 7 September 1999) was a Bengali Indian lyricist and songwriter of Bengali cinema. Early life He was born and brought up in Salkia, Howrah. His family had close links with art circles, in particular in drama, literature, and music. He was a graduate of the Scottish Church College, in Calcutta. Career He experimented with various genres and in the process contributed richly to the evolution of musical compositions in Bengali cinema during the 1960s and 1970s. The sheer spontaneity of his compositions made him a much sought after lyricist. Famous Bengali and Bollywood artistes like Akhilbandhu Ghosh, Hemanta Mukherjee, Manna Dey, Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Haimanti Shukla, Shyamal Mitra, Bhupen Hazarika, Pratima Bandopadhyay, Utpala Sen, Arundhati Holme Chowdhury, Satinath Mukherjee, Madhuri Chattopadhyay, Anup Ghoshal Anup Ghoshal is an Indian playback singer, composer in Hindi films and other vernacular Indian films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shajarur Kanta
''Shajarur Kanta'' ( bn, শজারুর কাঁটা) (Lit: ''The Quill of the Porcupine'') is a Bengali mystery novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay in 1967. The murderer kills people using porcupine quills thrust from behind into the heart. Characters *Byomkesh Bakshi *Ajit Bandyopadhyay *Satyabati *Debasish Bhatto *Deepa Bhatto, wife of Debashish *Udaymadhab Mukherjee, grandfather of Deepa and Bijoy *Neelmadhab Mukherjee, father of Deepa and Bijoy *Prabal Gupta, lover of Deepa *Sujan Mitra, an actor *Nripati Laha * *Bijoy Madhab Mukherjee, brother of Deepa *Kharag Bahadur, footballer *Kapil Bose *Mother of Deepa and Bijoy *Dr. Sen *Dr. Gupta Adaptations Television * This was one of the stories in the 1993 TV series ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' titled "Sahi Ka Kanta", that were recreated for broadcasting on Doordarshan, the Indian National Network, by Basu Chatterjee, and immediately went on to become one of the most memorable episodes. * The story adapted into another T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
