''Bajimaat'' ( bn, বাজিমাত) is a 2008 Bengali film directed by

Haranath Chakraborty Haranath Chakraborty ( bn, হরনাথ চক্রবর্তী) is an Indian Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial succes ...

.This is the debut film as lead hero of Soham in Bengali cinema.

Plot

Suvra (

Soham Chakraborty Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984), is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Tollywood (Bengali cinema), Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned n ...

) is a

lower middle class In developed nations around the world, the lower middle class is a subdivision of the greater middle class. Universally, the term refers to the group of middle class households or individuals who have not attained the status of the upper middle ...

young boy, who dreams of becoming a big singer. His girlfriend Jhilik (

Subhashree Ganguly Subhashree Ganguly (born 3 November 1990) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Anandalok Nayikar Khonje 2006. She is the highest paid actress of Bengali cinema. She made her acting debut in 2008 with the Odia comedy drama film '' Mat ...

) also dreams of becoming a singer. Suvra and Jhilik are both trapped by a company of a reality show organisation. Suvra loses a

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of rupees, which is actually his college admission fee for computer engineering. But his father cannot bear this shock and suffers from a massive heart attack. To save his family, Suvra gives up his dream and starts working for a TV Channel. The CEO of this TV channel, Sanjay Sen supports Suvra. On the other hand, Jhilik is also exploited by Rohit, son of the reality show organiser. Rohit separates Suvra and Jhilik. But ultimately, with the sponsorship of Sanjay Sen and the sacrifice of Jhilik, Suvra becomes the Singer of Bengal. Suvra and Jhilik are reunited as lovers.

Cast

as Suvra *

as Jhilik *

Ranjit Mallick Ranjit Mallick (রঞ্জিত মল্লিক) (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. He is particularly known for appearing in films such as ''Interview'', '' Mouchak'', ''Shatru'', ''Shakha Pr ...

as Sanjay Mitra *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (Bengali: রজতাভ দত্ত; born 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. O ...

as Satyabrata *

Santu Mukhopadhyay Santu Mukhopadhyay (14 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 Sa ...

as Suvra's Father *

Aparajita Auddy Aparajita Auddy is an Indian actress who works primarily in Bengali film and television industry. Filmography Television References External links * * https://celebhub.in/bengali-news/in-bengali-serial-lokhi-kakima-superstars-lead- ...

as Sister of Jhilik *

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali films. Filmography ;Key ;Films Television Apart from doing films, Basu has also appeared in many television serials. References External links * ...

as Suvra's Friend *

Soumili Biswas Soumili Biswas is a Bengali film and television actress, model, TV anchor, and a classical danseuse. Her first feature film, '' Alo'', was released in 2003, where she plays a supporting role. She started as the anchor of non-fiction, student-ba ...

as Sister of Suvra * Sudip Mukherjee as Husband of Jhilik's Sister * Rajesh Sharma as Charu Babu *

Surajit Sen Surajit Sen (born November 28, 1960 in Calcutta (modern name Kolkata) in India) is a physicist who works on theoretical and computational problems in non-equilibrium statistical physics and in nonlinear dynamics of many body systems. He holds a ...

as Rohit

Soundtrack

* A Gaan Amar - Karthik * Amar Gaaner (Female Vocals) -

Alka Yagnik Alka, AlkA or ALKA may refer to: People * Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer * Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress * Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the Parliament of India repr ...

* Amar Gaaner (Male Vocals) - Kartick * Amar Prothom Prem - Kartick * Bedonar Baluchore - Monu * Chena Chena A Poth - Alka Yagnik * Dhum Ta Na Na - Kartick * Hi Baby Shono Na - Kartick * Meghla Dine Meghla Mon - Alka Yagnik * Sure Sure Sat Sure - Alka Yagnik

References

External links

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