''Krantikaal'' ( bn, ক্রান্তিকাল,English title: Critical Encounter) (2005) is an Indian

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 ...

feature film directed by

Sekhar Das Sekhar Das ( bn, শেখর দাশ; alternately spelled Shekhar Das) is a Bengali film/theatre director, scriptwriter/playwright, actor and producer. He has three award-winning feature films to his credit. ''Jogajog'' (Relationships) based ...

Mahulbanir Sereng ''Mahulbonir Sereng'' ( bn, মেহুলবনীর সেরেঙ্গ ''Songs of Mahulbonir'' or ''Tribal song Mahulbonir'') is a 2004 Bengali film directed by Sekhar Das based on a same name story of Tapan Bandyopadhyay This film was ...

fame. It won award for best direction in 9th

Dhaka International Film Festival Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on a ...

Plot

The story is of terrorism that is plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop.

Silajit Majumder Silajit Majumder ( bn, শিলাজিৎ মজুমদার, born 9 October 1965), first name also spelled ''Shilajit'', is an Indian Bengali male singer songwriter and actor from Kolkata. He is mostly credited by his first name. As an ac ...

, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Roopa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...

and his father

Haradhan Bandopadhyay Haradhan Bandopadhyay (6 November 1926 – 5 January 2013) was a Bengali Indian male actor of television and films. He made his debut in the 1948 Bengali film ''Devdut'', directed by Atanu Bandopadhyay. He worked with some of the most prominent ...

who is confined to bed and is unable to speak. This film focuses on the friction and undercurrent of tension between the lady of the house and the terrorist. It leads to a brief mutual self-discovery that gives rise to compassion.

Cast

Roopa Ganguly Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series ''Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she ...

as Rajib *

Arjun Chakraborty Arjun Chakraborty ( bn, অর্জুন চক্রবর্তী) is an Indian actor and director based in Kolkata. He made his debut as an actor in the 1983 Hindi film ''Zara Si Zindagi'', and his first major role was in the 1986 film ...

Rita Dutta Chakraborty Rita Dutta Chakraborty is a Bengali film and television actress. She has acted in movies like Krantikaal, Alo. She played the role of ''Aarati'' in Star Jalsha's popular serial ''Maa''. Rita is also a Bengali reciter. Filmography Televisi ...

* Rajesh Sharma * Arkapriya Ganguly

Awards

*2005 -

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Supporting Actor (), is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an ...

for

*2005 -

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...

BFJA Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

(2006) ** Best Actor

** Best Actor in a Supporting Role

** Best Cinematography : Premendu Bikash Chaki ** Best Director Sekhar Das ** Best Music Chiradip Dasgupta ** Best actress Roopa Ganguly at the Dhaka International Film Festival ** Best Director Sekhar Das at the Dhaka International Film Festival ** Best film Signis award, Belgium

References

External links

''Krantikaal'' in www.gomolo.in

DVD/VCD Reviews
Movie Reviews, ''The Telegraph'', 12 May 2006.
BFI , Film & TV Database
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