''Ek Tukro Chand'' ( A Piece of Moon) is a 2001 Indian Bengali

action adventure film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

directed by

Pinaki Chaudhuri Pinaki Chaudhuri পিনাকী চৌধুরী (19 September 1940 – 24 October 2022) was an Indian academic and film director. Career Chaudhuri started his career as a tabla player, trained by Ustad Kermatullah Khan and accompan ...

, based on the Kakababu story, ''Santu O Ek Tukro Chand'' by

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his ma ...

. It is sequel to 1995 film ''

Kakababu Here Gelen? ''Kakababu Here Gelen?'' ( lost kakababu) is a Bengali detective film of Kakababu series, released in 1995 under the banner of National Film Development Corporation. It is based on a detective novel of Sunil Gangopadhyay in the same name. The m ...

''.

Synopsis

Simon Bubumba, the brother of President of the small African state of Murundi, is kidnapped. At the same time a stone from Moon has been stolen from Indian Museum of Kolkata. Kakababu's friend, CBI Officer Narendra Verma seeks help from Kakababu. As per his suggestion Kakababu (Sabyasachi), Sontu (Soham) and his friend Jojo reaches Palamau Forest Bunglow to investigate suspected kidnapper Major Thakur Singh (Mrinal). They outsmart him to find that he is lodging a fake Bubumba. Then they reach Gangtok where they find Bubumba and also finds the thief who had stolen the stone collected from the moon's surface by U.S. Astronauts.

Plot

A few precious pieces of moonstones have been brought by American astronauts from the moon to be exhibited in museums all over the world. One such moonstone gets stolen from the

Indian Museum, Kolkata The Indian Museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India, also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in colonial-era texts, is the ninth oldest museum in the world, the oldest and largest museum in India as well as in Asia. It has rare ...

. At the same time, Simon Bubumba, brother of President Bubumba of the African state of Murundi, who has come to India for diplomatic reasons, gets kidnapped from his guest house. Raja Roy Chowdhury a.k.a Kakababu is requested by his friend, CBI official Narendra Verma, to go to Major Thakur Singh, a powerful and wealthy lord of a village in the forests of

Daltonganj Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city municipal corporation in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as the subdivision and block of the same name. The city is situated on th ...

, as he is suspected of kidnapping Simon Bubumba in demand of heavy ransom. Kakababu's nephew Santu and Santu's friend Jojo accompany him on this adventure. After a series of attacks and counterattacks, Kakababu finally has Thakur Singh captivated, only to find that the man imprisoned in his house is an impostor. Kakababu travels to the hills with a briefcase supposedly having the ransom money. After he is taken to the kidnapper's den by the kidnapper's henchmen, he discovers that the mastermind behind the operation is Simon Bubumba himself, who faked his own kidnap to get the money. After they are surrounded by Narendra Verma's forces, Santu discovers that the ring in Simon's hand contains the stolen moonstone. He deduces that Simon had the stone stolen to increase his chances of becoming the President as he has a belief in astrology.

Cast

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is an Indian actor of theatre, films and television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the ...

as Kakababu *

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 ...

as Shontu *

Mrinal Mukherjee Mrinal Mukherjee ( – 7 May 2019) was an Indian actor, theatre personality and music director. He is the father of actor and singer Jojo. He is remembered for his negative roles in Bengali cinema. Career In 1955, Mukherjee made his debut w ...

as Major Thakur Singh *

Mithu Chakraborty Mithu Chakrabarty is an Indian television actress and theater personality. She is the wife of veteran Bengali actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. Filmography * Tenida and Co. (upcoming) * Mini (2022) * Bornoporichoy (2019) * Anurup/Mirror Image (S ...

as Santu's mother *

Biswajit Chakraborty Biswajit Chakraborty, (born 29 October 1948) is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Bengali movies. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. His debut movie was '' Sunya Theke Suru'' directed by Ashoke Viswanathan. He has acted in more ...

as a police officer *Arjit Sengupta *Bita Chakraborty *Bhola Tamang *Ashish Chatterjee *Biplab Dasgupta as the Police Officer visiting Kakababu

Development

After making ''

'' in 1995, director

wanted to make a sequel with

. After some discussion with Chakrabarty he roped him to play Kakababu again in ''Ek Tukro Chand''. Actor

roped as Shontu as a replacement of Arghyo Chakraborty.

References

External links

Ek Tukro Chand
at Gomolo * {{IMDb title, 14268852 2001 films 2000s action adventure films 2010s Bengali-language films 2000s thriller films Indian detective films Indian children's films Bengali-language Indian films Films based on Indian novels Indian action adventure films Films based on works by Sunil Gangopadhyay