''Amar Kantak'' is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Sukhen Das and produced by Mala Gupta. The film was loosely based on the play ''Priyar Khoje'' of

Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay (anglicised spelling of surname: Mukherjee) was one of the most prominent writers of modern Bengali literature. Life and works Mukhopadhyay was born on 7 September 1920, in Bajrajogini,Bikrampur, Dacca (now Dhaka) as the ...

. It was released in 1986 in the banner of Parna Chitram. This movie received

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award in 1987.

Plot

Writer Debesh goes from place to place searching for his younger brother Binu. Binu is missing for a long time. Debesh goes to an Ashram in

Amarkantak Amarkantak (National Library at Kolkata romanization, NLK ''Amarakaṇṭaka'') is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area and is the meeting point of the Vin ...

and meets a lady monk named ''Bahinji''. He realises that Bahinji is hiding something. But latter she narrates her story which reveals the missing history of Binu.

Cast

Chiranjeet Deepak Chakraborty (better known in film career as Chiranjeet Chakraborty; born 2 November 1955), is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legisla ...

as Binu *

Moon Moon Sen Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954), is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. She h ...

as Urmi/''Bahinji'' *

Dipankar De Dipankar Dey ( bn, দীপঙ্কর দে) (born 5 July 1944) is an Indian actor in the Bengali film industry. He has worked in many movies as hero, villain and character artist. He starred in Ray's ''Jana Aranya'' (''The Middleman'', 1 ...

as Urmi's Father *

Sumitra Mukherjee Sumitra Mukherjee (30 March 1949 – 21 May 2003) was an Indian Bengali actress who was recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Ranjit Mallick, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Santu Mukhopadhyay ...

as Urmi's Mother * Sukhen Das as Debesh *

Shakuntala Barua Shakuntala Barua is an Indian actress. She was born in Kolkata. Filmography * Tonic (film) (2020) * Sahaj Paather Gappo (2016) * Chaap – The Pressure (2013) * Phire Eso Tumi (2012) * Amrita (2012) * Aaro Kachha Kachhi (2012) * Aami Mont ...

* Soma Mukhopadhyay

References

External links

* 1986 films 1986 drama films Bengali-language Indian films Indian drama films 1980s Bengali-language films Films directed by Sukhen Das Films based on works by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay {{1980s-Bengali-film-stub