''Sangee'' () is a 2003 Indian

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-language romantic emotional drama film directed by

Haranath Chakraborty Haranath Chakraborty () is an Indian Bengali people, Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial success. Awards *Sathi (2002) won the ...

. Featuring Jeet and Priyanka Trivedi in their second film together, Silajit Majumder plays a crucial role in the film. The film is a remake of the Tamil film '' Kannedhirey Thondrinal'' 1998.

Plot

Bijay, the son of a prominent businessman from Siliguri, comes to

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for his higher studies. At the

Bidhannagar Road railway station Bidhannagar Road is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. Its code is BNXR. It is linked to the Sealdah South lines via Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt railway station. It is located in Ultadanga, Kolkata, West ...

, he has a chance of meeting with Rupa. Bijay experiences what is termed as "

love at first sight Love at first sight is a personal experience and a common theme in creative works: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. It has been desc ...

" according to his mentor and maternal uncle Prabhu Mama. In spite of getting off on the wrong foot with a student, Rana, at his college, they become close friends after Bijay helps Rana fight off some goons. Although Bijay comes from a rich and affluent background, he is very down to earth, a fact that Rana appreciates. Bijay pursues Rupa, unaware of the fact that Rupa is Rana's younger sister. An initially disinterested Rupa gradually falls in love with him too. However, upon hearing from Rana how a friend of his had betrayed him in the past- by eloping with his other sister on the day of her wedding- Bijay sacrifices his love for his friendship with Rana, fearing that Rana would think of his relationship with Rupa as a betrayal too. Rupa, on the other hand, is unwilling to let go. Unable to change Bijay's mind, she watches helplessly as her family arranges for her wedding. Desperate, she consumes poison and is taken to the hospital, where all is revealed. Rana is touched by his friend's sacrifice and asks Bijay to accept his sister's hand in marriage.

Cast

* Jeet as Bijay *

Ranjit Mallick Ranjit Mallick (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. Though he has starred in parallel films like ''Interview'', '' Calcutta 71'', '' Shakha Proshakha'' and romantic comedy like '' Mouchak''; he is pa ...

as Prabhu mama * Priyanka Trivedi as Rupa * Silajit Majumder as Rana *

Anamika Saha Anamika Saha is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Bengali film industry. Early life Saha was born in Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh, Bangladesh as Usha. In 1961, she passed Higher Secondary examination from Deshbandhu Balika Vidyalaya ...

as Rana & Rupa's Mother *

Kanchan Mullick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like '' Mahakaal'' and '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali the ...

as Bijay & Rana's Friend * Sudip Mukherjee as Dipak *

Sumitra Mukherjee Sumitra Mukherjee (30 March 1949 – 21 May 2003) was an Indian Bengali actress who was recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Ranjit Mallick, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatter ...

* Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay * Rajesh Sharma * Amarnath Mukhopadhyay * Ramen Raychowdhury * Pushpita Mukherjee *

Babul Supriyo Babul Supriyo (b. 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Third Banerjee ministry, Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West ...

as himself (Guest)

Soundtrack

The album was composed by S. P. Venkatesh for Sangee. The lyrics have been written by Gautam Sushmit. Mano, Anuradha Sreeram,

Kavita Krishnamurthy Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, ...

and

have given their voices for the album.

References

External links

* {{Use dmy dates, date=September 2019 2003 films 2000s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Films scored by S. P. Venkatesh Films directed by Haranath Chakraborty Bengali remakes of Tamil films