Benarasi

Baisey Shraban is a 1960 Indian Bengali film, directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Kallol Film. The film stars Madhabi Mukherjee, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Anup Kumar and Kali Banerjee in lead roles. The film had musical score by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. more»

In Nabagram village an MBBS doctor Pradyut Sen came for his practice. In that village another Ayurvedic doctor Jibon Sen also lived and he had a roaring practice. Ayurvedic Sen had a habit of saying the lifespan of his patients. Pradyut disliked it very much and protested repeatedly against this myth. As a result an obvious ego clash and a communication gap and misunderstanding developed between them. Originally Pradyut was the only grandchild of Jibon Sen. Though Jibon s son Satyabandhu got married to a Christian girl, that s why he was not acceptable by his father. After a lot of drama Jibon came to know everything and accepted his daughter in law and grandchildren. more»

Asadharan' is the story of Jagabandhu a man always eager to help people. He doesn't even think of his well-being in his efforts to do so. The magistrate of the district asks him to help him and also reveal the corrupt government officials. Jagabandhu falsely declares his death hoping to get financial help and support of people. No one turns up for his funeral and he is disheartened. He reveals the corrupt people and leaves his district forever. more»

Chandrani Roy is a student of History at Calcutta University and also a part-time author and poet. Fate brings Chandrani, Prashanta and Sudhir together. Sudhir is a very outspoken person. He can t hide his feelings. Though Chandrani and Sudhir like each other, Sudhir convinces Chandrani to marry Prashanta as there are many dark mysteries that Sudhir needs to solve. more»

The movie explores the trials and tribulations that the downtrodden and the poor go through in order to survive on a daily basis. From jobless youth to exploited single mothers, the canvas is dedicated to the have-nots of this world. more»

Narsingh, a taxi driver. Narsingh is a proud and hot-tempered Rajput with a passion for his car, a vintage 1930 Chrysler. He recklessly passes the car of a powerful, local policeman and has his permit taken away. It forces him to take refuge in a small town on the borders of the states of Bengal and Bihar. Sukhanram, a shady merchant, offers him a handsome fee to transport some merchandise, and soon he finds himself into trafficking in opium. The two main women characters Neeli and Gulabi form a contrast. Narsingh is attracted to Neeli, a reserved Catholic schoolteacher. She has no interest in Narsingh. The other female character is warm, demonstrative and beautiful prostitute Gulabi. Gulabi has an instinctive liking towards Narsingh. Unaware that Neeli has already committed herself to another man, a cripple, for Neeli s sake, Narsingh begins to reform himself and even takes interest in her religion. But soon finds himself helping Neeli elope with her cripple lover. He also is seduced by Sukhanram and his lawyer friends to enter into a partnership and is even willing to sell off of his car to invest in the smuggling venture. Confronted by Gulabi, his assistant Rama and finally by Neeli s brother Joseph, Narsingh realizes his mistake.Despite the romantic disillusion, he finds spiritual redemption when in climatic sequence of events he splits with his smuggler associates and rescues Gulabi from them. Narsingh is united with the woman he truly loves. more»