''Dada Thakur'' (

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: দাদাঠাকুর) (2001) is a

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directed by

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. It is based on a

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named

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(Hindi dubbed 'Main Hoon Rakhwala'), in which

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played in lead roles.

Cast

as Raja *

as Mita, Younger Daughter of Dada Thakur *

as Rabindra Chowdhury aka Dada Thakur, Geeta & Mita's Father *

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 Sarathi, Raja's Father *

Tota Roy Chowdhury Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor and martial artist based in Kolkata. He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda Feluda, or P ...

as Rathin Roy, Jyotin's younger brother * Rajesh Sharma as Jyotin Roy, main antagonist & Geeta's husband *

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as Geeta, Elder Daughter of Dada Thakur *

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as Raja's grandmother *

Subhasish Mukherjee Subhasish Mukherjee ( bn, শুভাশীষ মুখার্জি) is an Indian Bengali actor. He is a well-known actor in Bengali cinema. He generally appears in comedy and in supporting roles. Some of his well-known films where he acted ...

as Bhola, Servant * Shyamal Dutta as Nibaran Dutta, Dada Thakur's personal assistant

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Babul Bose. All songs were written by Gautam Sushmit.

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and

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voiced the film.

References

External links

* 2001 films Bengali-language Indian films Films scored by Babul Bose 2000s Bengali-language films Films directed by Haranath Chakraborty {{2000s-Bengali-film-stub