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List Of Indian Film Series
A lot of sequels and sometimes prequels to the old silver screen feature films have been released in many of the Indian languages. A film series is a collection of related films in succession. Their relationship is not fixed, but generally share a common diegetic world. The film series have been listed according to the date on which the first film of the series was released. Notes have been used to indicate relation to other films. ''Only those film series with minimum 2 released films, are listed.'' ''Films without two released films can be listed only if the sequel is confirmed to be made and will be released in the near future.'' Assamese Story-line / Character followup #Dr. Bezbaruah film series (2 films) #* '' Dr. Bezbaruah'' (1969) #* '' Dr. Bezbaruah 2'' (2023) Common diegetic world # Local Kung Fu film series (4 films) #* '' Local Kung Fu'' (2013) #* '' Local Kung Fu 2'' (2017) #* '' Local Utpaat'' (2022) #* '' Local Kung Fu 3'' (2024) #Children film series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sequel
A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same fictional universe as an earlier work, usually chronologically following the events of that work. In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings. A sequel can lead to a series, in which key elements appear repeatedly. The difference between more than one sequel and a series is somewhat arbitrary. Sequels are attractive to creators and publishers because there is less risk involved in returning to a story with known popularity rather than developing new and untested characters and settings. Audiences are sometimes eager for more stories about popular characters or settings, making the production of sequels financially appealing. In film, sequels are very common. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The World Of Apu
''The World of Apu'', initially released as (), is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language drama film written, produced, and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is adapted from the second half of Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s novel '' Aparajito''. Preceded by ''Pather Panchali'' (1955) and '' Aparajito'' (1956), it is the concluding instalment of Ray’s acclaimed '' Apu Trilogy'', chronicling the life of Apu, a young Bengali man, through his formative years in early twentieth-century India. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee in his debut role as Apu, alongside Sharmila Tagore as Apu’s wife, Aparna—both of whom would become frequent collaborators in Ray’s later works. Premiering on 1 May 1959, ''The World of Apu'' received widespread critical acclaim. It was awarded the Indian National Film Award for Best Feature Film and earned multiple international accolades, including the Sutherland Award for Best Original and Imaginative Film and the National Board of Review Award for Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut in Bengali cinema in 2009 as a lead with '' Cross Connection''. He is well known for appearing as famous detective Byomkesh Bakshi in a separate movie series. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian Bengali cinema. He won Best Villain Award for '' Kanamachi'' at Zee Bangla Gaurav Awards 2014 and Best Romantic Hero of the Year for ''Alaap'' at the Tele Cine Awards 2024. His performances in the critically acclaimed films like '' Shah Jahan Regency'', '' Bishorjan'' and '' Tritiya Adhyay'' have been praised. He has starred in National Award winning films like '' Bishorjan'' (2017) as well as in commercially successful films including '' Durgeshgorer Guptodhon'' (2019) and '' Bohurupi'' (2024), which are among the highest grossing Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Magno Mainak
''Magno Mainak'' is a 2009 crime thriller based on the novel of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. It was directed by Swapan Ghosal and produced by New Wave Communications. This is the third Byomkesh Bakshi film adaptation. Subhrajit Dutta played Byomkesh while Rajarshi Mukherjee played Ajit Kumar Banerjee. Piyali Munshi, Rupanjana Mitra, Gargi Roychowdhury and Biplab Chatterjee acted in other roles. Production Director Swapan Ghoshal made two Byomkesh Bakshi TV series before this film. ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' in 2004 aired on DD Bangla. Another is a short-lived series ''Byomkesh'' in 2007, which aired on Tara Muzik. After these successful series Swapan Ghoshal decided to make a full-length feature film. He made it in 2009 with Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's ''Magno Mainak'' adaptation. References See also * Shajarur Kanta (1974 film) * Byomkesh Bakshi * Abar Byomkesh * Byomkesh Phire Elo ''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' is a 2014 Indian mystery thriller film based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Subhrajit Dutta
Subhrajit Dutta is an Indian film and theatre actor who appears in Bengali language, Bengali films and television serials. Some of the notable Bengali films he acted in include ''Ebar Shabor'', Manojder Adbhut Bari, ''Eagoler Chokh'', ''Double Feluda''. Career Theatre career Dutta started his acting career as an actor in Bengali theatre. He first acted in a Bengali drama when he was in class VI. Later Dutta and some of his friends started a theatre group "Arkaj". His first major role as a theatre actor was in the drama ''Angshumati'', directed by Ramaprasad Banik for the theatre group Purba Paschim. Later he acted in several other dramas such as ''Haripada Haribol'' of Chetana (theatre group), Chetana, ''Raktakarabi (play), Raktakarabi'', directed by Goutam Halder, ''Nashtanir'' etc. Film and television career Dutta acted in several Bengali television serials such as ''Ekdin Pratidin'' (2005–2007), ''Ekhane Akash Neel'' (2008–2009), ''Bokul Kotha''. In ''Bokul Kotha'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shajarur Kanta (1974 Film)
''Shajarur Kanta'' is a 1974 Byomkesh Bakshi film based on the novel of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film was directed and produced by actress-turned-director Manju Dey. Cast * Shyamal Ghosal as Byomkesh Bakshi * Shailen Mukherjee as Ajit Kumar Banerjee (writer), Ajit Kumar Banerjee * Satindra Bhattacharya * Pahari Sanyal * Tarun Kumar * Sambhu Bhattachayra * Gita Dey * Manju Dey Soundtrack See also * Byomkesh Bakshi (2010 film), Byomkesh Bakshi * Abar Byomkesh * Byomkesh Phire Elo * Satyanweshi (film), Satyanweshi References External links * Bengali-language Indian films Indian detective films 1974 crime drama films 1974 films 1970s Bengali-language films Byomkesh Bakshi films Films based on works by Saradindu Bandopadhyay {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chiriyakhana
''Chiriakhana'' or ''Chiriyakhana'' () is a 1967 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film, based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film is directed and co-written by Satyajit Ray, starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The screenplay is written by Satyajit Ray. The film was once considered Ray's worst film because of its complex plot and unfaithfulness to its source material, however the flexible acting of Uttam Kumar was praised by many critics at that time. The film was remade in Hindi as a television series Byomkesh Bakshi with Rajit Kapoor aired in Doordarshan. Plot Private detective Byomkesh Bakshi and his best friend and partner, author Ajit Kumar Banerjee are chatting when a new client, Mr Nishanath Sen, knocks on the door. Nishanath is a middle-aged ex-judge and a rich merchant. He needs Byomkesh for a special reason. He is searching for the details of an old Bengali movie song ('Bhalobasar tumi ki jano') and the actress who sang it, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema and few in Hindi cinema. His career spanned three decades, from the late 1940s until his death in 1980. Kumar is regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema and also the most popular and successful film star in Bengal. He appeared in over 200 films, including '' Agni Pariksha'', '' Harano Sur'', '' Bicharak'', '' Saptapadi'', '' Jhinder Bandi'', '' Sesh Anka'', '' Deya Neya'', ''Lal Pathor'', '' Jatugriha'', '' Thana Theke Aschi'', '' Chowringhee'', '' Nayak'', '' Nishi Padma'', '' Chhadmabeshi'', '' Dhanyee Meye'', '' Amanush'', '' Agnishwar'', '' Bagh Bondi Khela, Sanyasi Raja, Ogo Bodhu Shundori''. He produced seven films, and he directed the films ', '' Bon Palashir Padabali'', and '' Kalankini Kankabati.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language period mystery thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, who co-produced with Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and Dibakar Banerjee Productions. The film, which is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, stars Sushant Singh Rajput, alongside Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee and Meiyang Chang. ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' was released on 3 April 2015 to positive reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. A sequel with Sushant Singh Rajput reprising his role was planned, but the film was shelved after his death on 14 June 2020. Plot In November 1942, shortly after the Japanese take over Burma, a group of Chinese men from the Green Gang are unloading opium in Calcutta. They are suddenly ambushed and their leader gets brutally blinded by a mysterious figure. Three months later, the leader decides to return to Calcutta to investigate their missing opium. Meanwhile, Ajit Kumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Byomkesh Bakshi In Other Media
Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali detective character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring himself as "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and forensic science which he uses to solve complicated cases, usually murders occurred. Bakshi, initially appearing in the 1932 story ''Satyanweshi'', the character's popularity immensely increased in Bengal and other parts of India. Many film, television, radio, audio drama and other adaptations that have been made of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's series of detective novels featuring his character, Byomkesh. Books Saradindu Bandopadhyay penned 32 Byomkesh stories from 1932 to 1970 prior to his death. In his early stories, Ajit Kumar Banerjee is described as his companion, and chronicler of his stories. But in some cases Ajit also investigates in absence of Byomkesh (examples, Makorshar Rosh, Shoilo Rahasya). The stories are all written in tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abar Kanchanjangha
''Abar Kanchanjungha'' is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Raajhorshee De. The screenplay was written by Padmanabha Dasgupta and Raajhorshee De. The film features an ensemble cast including Anindya Chatterjee, Rupankar Bagchi, Rahul Banerjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Bidipta Chakraborty, Tanushree Chakraborty, Arpita Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Padmanabha Dasgupta, Devlina Kumar, and Kaushik Sen. The film was produced by Akshatt K Pandey, and Shilpi A Pandey. It was released theatrically on 1 April 2022 and digitally on 26 May 2023 on ZEE5. Plot The film is set in Darjeeling and revolves around the Deb family. The eldest son of the family Nishith invites his brothers Sudev, Debesh, and Rohit, along with their sister Semonti and her husband Tridib (for the first time), to their ancestral home named "Abhilash" in Darjeeling on the eve of Christmas. The reunion is intended to rekindle their childhood memories, but as the story unfolds, each character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kanchenjungha (film)
''Kanchenjungha'' (''Kanchonjônggha'') is a 1962 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. The film is about an upper class Bengali family on vacation in Darjeeling, a popular hill station and resort, near Kanchenjunga. Plot A wealthy family from Calcutta is on the last day of their vacation in Darjeeling, a hill station at the foot of Mount Kanchenjungha, the second highest peak of the Himalayas. Until now, they have been unable to catch a glimpse of the peak of Kanchenjungha. The family members are dominated by the father, Indranath (Chhabi Biswas), an industrialist. He wants his daughter to marry a man of his choice and hopes that the man will propose if they are left together alone for some time. Several long walks and long conversations form the main body of the film. The real-time drama unfolds the daughter's feelings about her father's idea, and the negative reactions to this by her mother and others. By accident, she meets an outsider, Ashoke, a young student who has re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
