''Comrade'' is a

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directed by former Trinamul Congress student leader Shankudeb Panda. This film was released on 21 July 2017. The music is released by

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Plot

The story based on the Singur -

Nandigram violence Nandigram Violence refers to the violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, India, in 2007 due to the land acquisition for a project taken up by the CPI(M)-led Government of West Bengal to create a chemical hub, a type of special economic zone (S ...

which took place in the period of 2006 to 2007 in

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. A peasants movement starts against land acquisition policy by the Government for industrialisation. The government stick on the point to acquire lands for a factory. Party workers confront with the farmers on the issue. Two women, Nandini and Radharani become the leader of the uprising. Nandini is gang-raped and murdered and Radharani commits suicide. Those horrific incidents make villagers to more united for their rights. Later

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orders to stop the land acquisition.

Cast

Kharaj Mukherjee Kharaj Mukherjee or Kharaj Mukhopadhyay (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian actor. He completed his early education from St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata He made his debut in Bengali film with the film ''Hulusthul'' in 1980. In the last 32 years, ...

Ena Saha Ena Saha (born 28 May 1996), is an Indian film and television actress who predominantly appears in Bengali films and television shows. Career She has appeared in a number of Bengali TV serials, including ''Raat Bhor Bristi'', ''Bou Katha Kau'' ...

* Moubani Sorcar *

Bhaswar Chattopadhyay Bhaswar Chattopadhyay or Bhaswar Chatterjee (born 8 March 1975) is a Bengali film and television actor. He attended high school at South Point School and graduated in bioscience from Asutosh College. Before getting his first job in GlaxoSmithKl ...

* Anindya Banerjee *

Prasun Gain Prasun Gain (born 3 September 1977) is an Indian actor and dramatist who works in Bengali cinema and television. He is best known for his roles in ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' (2015), '' Alifa'' (2016), and ''Prem Amar'' (2009). He also played ...

* Mainak Banerjee * Rajarshi Sengupta

Production

The film is produced by Aatreyee Nirman Easel.

is playing a key role. The shooting is mainly done in various places of South and North Bengal, including

Garhbeta Garbeta is a census town in the Garhbeta I CD block in the Medinipur Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Shilabati. ''Gar'' in Bengali means a nullah. The boundary o ...

, Singur and

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. The music is composed by Surojit Chatterjee.

References

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