Biswajit Ghosh
Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy|
1963
Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy
1963 | 106 min
A comical story of a man who moves to the city to become rich where he finds a unique institute that trains thieves. Through his journey as a fraud, the movie presents a satire to the society that is filled with cons and crooks of all kind.
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Subtitles:EnglishHoyto Manush Noy|
2018
Hoyto Manush Noy
2018 | 92 min
On a wintery morning in Kolkata, five people who leave the office at midnight take a cab ride home. During the course of the journey, they narrate stories of supernatural and spooky events they experienced, that go beyond the mundance corporate life. As their journey nears the end however, they realize they just had the journey of their lifetime.
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Subtitles:Arabic, EnglishAbichar|
1981
Abichar
1981 | 122 min
The story revolves around a poor but happy family of Debnath, fondly called Debu, his father, his wife, his sister and his only daughter Rakhi. He earns very little as the village priest and finds it difficult to make both ends meet. However he saves the life of a rich man named Mitra, who out of gratitude offers him a job in the city. He readily agrees but slowly he starts realising that Mitra was an evil man, heavily into smuggling business. He threatens to bring Mitra s true face in the light which alarms him and with the help of his power he destroys Debu. Mitra puts Debu in prison and kills his father and sister, also setting fire to his hut. However Debu s wife and the daughter manage to escape. Debu on getting the news embarks upon a dangerous quest for revenge. He flees from jail and becomes a big smuggler himself with a new name and a new personality that was a far cry from the simple fair village priest. His daughter Rakhi falls in love with Uday who happens to be Mitra s son, much to Debu s disapproval. After that on meeting Uday he agrees for the marriage. During the day of the wedding ceremony, one things lead to another and Mitra readily confesses his sins for which the police arrest him. Debu too is arrested for his alleged stint as a smuggler.
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Subtitles:EnglishCharulata|
2013
Charulata
2013 | 100 min
The film tells the story of a lonely housewife, known as Charu, who lives a wealthy, secluded and idle life in 1870's Calcutta. Her husband, Bhupati, runs a newspaper, The Sentinel, and spends a lot more time at work than with his wife. However, he notices that Charu is lonely, and asks his cousin, Amal, to keep her company. Amal is a writer and is asked to help Charu with her own writing. However, after some time, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond those of a mentoring relationship as Charu begins a latent sexual attraction towards Amal.
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