Premangshu Bose

The Hero (1966)

Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Bireswar Sen  •  Somen Bose

Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Bireswar Sen  •  Somen Bose

One's Own People (1968)

Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Chhaya Devi  •  Gupi Banerjee  •  Swarup Dutta  •  Juin Banerjee

Set against the backdrop of the political violence that rocked India, and West Bengal in particular, in the late 1960s, it tells the story of an aged widow in a village who goes to Calcutta to stay with relatives, but faces only exploitation. She moves to a slum, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Chhaya Devi  •  Gupi Banerjee  •  Swarup Dutta  •  Juin Banerjee

The Garden of Bancharam (1980)

The story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Manoj Mitra  •  Dipankar Dey  •  Nirmal Kumar  •  Rabi Ghosh

The story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Manoj Mitra  •  Dipankar Dey  •  Nirmal Kumar  •  Rabi Ghosh

Nirdharita Shilpir Anupasthitite (1982)

Nirdharita Shilpir Anupasthitite revolves around a father and daughter, who get separated and unite after a long time. However, things take a drastic turn when the daughter has problem adjusting with her father's rich background.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nirmal Dey
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Tulsi Chakraborty  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Premangshu Bose

Nirdharita Shilpir Anupasthitite revolves around a father and daughter, who get separated and unite after a long time. However, things take a drastic turn when the daughter has problem adjusting with her father's rich background.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nirmal Dey
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Tulsi Chakraborty  •  Bhanu Banerjee  •  Premangshu Bose

Antariksha (1957)

This is a story about a landlord in a local rural Bengal. He is very stubborn, egoist, commanding person. Every steps of his move has logical conclusions, with reasons and vision. He doesn't want to commit himself for any cause. But Jayanta doesn't always agree ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Premangshu Bose  •  Dilip Roy  •  Sandhya Roy

This is a story about a landlord in a local rural Bengal. He is very stubborn, egoist, commanding person. Every steps of his move has logical conclusions, with reasons and vision. He doesn't want to commit himself for any cause. But Jayanta doesn't always agree ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajen Tarafdar
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Premangshu Bose  •  Dilip Roy  •  Sandhya Roy

Nishi Padma (1970)

'Nishi Padma' is a 1970 Bengali drama film written and directed by Aravinda Mukherjee, based on a short story 'Hinger Kochuri' by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and starring Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. This film was remade in the Hindi as 'Amar Prem' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Sabitri Chatterjee  •  Anup Kumar  •  Asha Devi

'Nishi Padma' is a 1970 Bengali drama film written and directed by Aravinda Mukherjee, based on a short story 'Hinger Kochuri' by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and starring Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. This film was remade in the Hindi as 'Amar Prem' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Sabitri Chatterjee  •  Anup Kumar  •  Asha Devi

Devi Chaudhurani (1974)

Prafulla is beautiful and righteous but is mistreated by her in laws because of her poverty. Prafulla comes to a fortune by chance and is guided by Bhabani Pathak, a nationalistic religious leader to use this fortune in the cause of justice. She is trained ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinen Gupta
CAST:  Suchitra Sen  •  Ranjit Mallick  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Chhaya Devi

Prafulla is beautiful and righteous but is mistreated by her in laws because of her poverty. Prafulla comes to a fortune by chance and is guided by Bhabani Pathak, a nationalistic religious leader to use this fortune in the cause of justice. She is trained ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinen Gupta
CAST:  Suchitra Sen  •  Ranjit Mallick  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Chhaya Devi

Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar (1982)

The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dilip Roy
CAST:  Aparna Sen  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Ruma Guha Thakurta  •  Bhanu Banerjee

The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dilip Roy
CAST:  Aparna Sen  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Ruma Guha Thakurta  •  Bhanu Banerjee

Harmonium (1976)

A child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Arundhati Devi  •  Asit Baran  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Kali Bannerjee

A child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Arundhati Devi  •  Asit Baran  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Kali Bannerjee