''Agnishwar'' (অগ্নীশ্বর) is a 1975 Indian

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about the life and career of a patriotic, idealistic doctor. The story is inspired by the

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novel ''Agnishwar'' written by

Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali). He was a re ...

, based on the life of his teacher, Banabihari Mukhopadhyay . Directed by

Arabinda Mukhopadhyay Arabinda Mukhopadhyay (18 June 1919 – 10 February 2016) was an Indian filmmaker, film director and editor, who directed all-time classics like Nishi Padma (1970), Dhanyee Meye (1971) and Mouchak (1974). He also wrote stories and screenplays. ...

, the film stars

Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, Screenwriter, script writer, composer, and sing ...

Madhabi Mukherjee Madhabi Chakraborty (''née'' Mukherjee; born 10 February 1942) is an Indian actress. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Bengali film '' Dibratrir Kabya''. She has acted in some of the most critically a ...

, Partha Mukherjee and

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 ...

Plot

The plot revolves around a patriotic doctor who lends moral backbone to the broken society of Bengal.

Cast

as Agnishwar Mukhopadhyay *

as Agnishwar's wife *

as Sarbeshwar * Partha Mukherjee as Agnishwar's son * Dilip Roy as Khagen * Sumitra Mukherjee as Suchhanda

References

External links

* 1975 drama films 1975 films Bengali-language Indian films Films based on Indian novels 1970s Bengali-language films Indian drama films Films based on works by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay {{1970s-Bengali-film-stub