Kalipada Sen

Chattogram Astragar Lunthan|
1980
Chattogram Astragar Lunthan
1980 | 127 min
Chattagram Astragar Lunthan is a socio political drama that is based on the historical battle for India's independence with focus on the Bengal and the revolt in Chattagram. The movie focuses on the historical character Master Da hSen, along with his companions and National Freedom Fighters Michael Madhusudan Dutta, Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose among others. It portrays the bloodshed, pain and misery of the fight for Independence and focuses on the struggle and sacrifice of leaders and followers to achieve freedom from the British Rule. The movie is very realistic and has a deep and heart-felt reaction on the viewer.
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Kathin Maya|
1961
Kathin Maya
1961 | 141 min
Sarveshar s only motto in life is to not get married. He lives a comical bachelor life, constantly pointing out the demerits of marriage and family life until he moves to a small village and meets Puti, a unique girl who is his perfect match. Will love make him change his decisions?
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Manikjore|
1972
Manikjore
1972 | 93 min
Nondo and Gobindo are two rich villagers married to girls from the city. One day they go to the city, hoping to be received by Gobindo s father-in-law but meet someone else and are taken to a different house. Unable to find the father-in-law s home, they move into a hotel, meet new people and experience new things every day.
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Ma Bhabani Ma Amar|
1982
Ma Bhabani Ma Amar
1982 | 136 min
Maa Bhabani Maa Amar is a spiritual film depicting the life story of Satyananda Purio. Satyananda (Sotu priest) is man with supernatural power who has gone through various difficulties since his childhood. After growing up, he started roaming around the country in search of Goddess Bhabani. During his journey he came in contact with different people who has no faith on god and did business in the name of God. One such family was Chandra and her husband Kumar s. Kumar insulted Sotu priest and also disbelieved his wife for which he was being cursed. Later he tried to rectify his mistakes and thus got back his happy family life. Sotu Priest went through different superhuman incidents which are being depictured in the film. The film ends by preaching the people that everyone in this society is equal to god, and the people should also stop differentiating each other on the basis of caste, class and religion.
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Kankabatir Ghat|
1955
Kankabatir Ghat
1955 | 145 min
A tragic story depicting and highlighting the disastrous destiny of the ethnic, eternal Indian woman 'Kangkabotir Ghat' is about the banks of river Ganga in the village of Atashi from where Sati Kangkabati, the great wife of Mr. Mukherji an artist, committed suicide in an eternal ritual fashion to save her ailing and dying husband. The legend here emphasises that if the wife sacrifices her life in the waters of Ganga, then the husband would revive. After Kangka bati commits suicide, the eccentric Mr. Mukherjee turns mad out of shock and grief and leaves the village with their infant daughter Uma who is latter abducted by the shrewd escort Chameli. Uma grous up under Chameli's parentage, under the name of Sheela, while all the years the insane Mukherjee goes searching for Uma, not realizing that his daughter is in front of his very own eyes. Sheela alias Uma fall in love with Pradip but abandons ? has when a misunderstanding consciously created by Chameli arises. Later a pregnant Uma leaves Chameli and starts residing separately with Mr. Mukherjee which ? Pradip marries for the second time. His second wife is Mrinaal. Co-incidentally Pradip, Mrinal, the rest are also from the same village of Atashi and thus respect Kangkabati's sacrifice immensely. Pradip and Uma meet after 7 long years through Pradip-Uma's enstranged son. Pradip is shocked to see Uma's poverty & his own son doing hawkery in the lanes of Kolkata. After returning to Atashi, he falls severely sick and ultimately marches towards death. Meanwhile in Kolkata, amidst all formalist. The real truth is revealed by Nandua, an ally of Chameli and Mr. Mukherjee and Uma realizes that they are the father daughter in reality. The father daughter duo gets the news about Pradip's sickness. Uma runs to save the life of her husband who is now somebody else's husband. She meets her rival Mrinaal with almost compassion, keeps her son at her refuge and follows the same path of her mother Kangkabati to save the life of her long lost love. In the end Uma commits suicide in the waters of Ganga with a lamp on her head. The frustrated father Mukherji wails in vain and the couple - Mrinal Pradip unite with Uma's son as their legitimate and only heir.
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Satir Dehatyag|
1954
Satir Dehatyag
1954 | 121 min
Satir Dehatyag is the story of Sati, the human birth of the Supreme Goddess Yogmaya. Daksha, the son of Brahma. After successfully completing a hard penance he s blessed to be the king of the entire earth. He also asks the Goddess to be born as his daughter. She agrees but warns him that she'll leave for celestial abode if he ever insults her. Sati is born to Daksha. She is beautiful, multi-talented and an ardent devotee of Shiva. Daksha arranges a swayamvar to get her married to the most powerful, richest and talented king. But, Sati chooses Shiva, a wanderer and a beggar. Daksha is disheartened at her choice and disowns her. Daksha banns the worship of Lord Shiva in his kingdom. This leads to famine and problems in his kingdom. In order to get out of the problems he arranges a grand yajna. He invites everybody of all the three worlds except Shiva. Sati feels that her father forgot to invite them. She goes to her father as the yajna is going on. But, she is insulted by Daksha. Daksha insults Shiva so badly that Sati loses her consciousness. This enrages Shiva and he destroys everything. Sati dies. Shiva lifts Sati's body on his shoulders and starts wandering around the earth madly. In order to get him out of this fit, Lord Narayana cuts sati's body into pieces and the places where each body part falls becomes a site of pilgrimage. Finally Shiva calms down.
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Shyamali|
1956
Shyamali
1956 | 122 min
Although Shyamali was deaf and mute, like any other girl she had dreams and passions. Miraculously on her sister s marriage day, she gets married and starts looking forward to a kind of life she had always dreamt off. However her disabilities come in way as her mother in law does not approve of her. She experiences trauma and becomes seriously ill. Shyamali comes back to her father s place but her husband soon comes to take her back with all the respect that she deserved. She goes back with him.
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Sadanander Mela|
1954
Sadanander Mela
1954 | 111 min
Away from the materialistic attachments of the world, Sadananda finds shelter in the unoccupied mansion of a famous industrialist and is accompanied by Runu' family. Sheela and her family find abode in their own mansion with fake identities and experience Sadananda's company. Will their outlook towards life change?
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Punarmilan|
1957
Punarmilan
1957 | 94 min
Ramesh is the eldest brother in a close-knit joint family. When his salary is doubled, he pays more attention to his wife and child s needs making others jealous. The family disintegrates as members start moving out to live separate lives. Will they realize shortcomings of living independently?
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Sati Simantini|
1950
Sati Simantini
1950 | 109 min
When Simantini, the pious and loving wife of a Brahmin named Bhaba, is abducted by dacoits, she must prove her piety to her husband and the rest of the important people of her life as they think her character has been tainted. Will she succeed in doing so or will her family fall apart?
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