Bancharamer Bagan is a 1980 Bengali film directed by Tapan Sinha. Adapted from a play ‘Sajano Bagan’, this Chaplinesque dark comedy tells the story of an old peasant who stands up to a tyrannical landlord to defend his land.
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by Puru | Jun 16, 2014 | Bengali, Goutam Ghose
Antarjali Jatra is a 1987 Bengali film directed by Gautam Ghose. Based on a novel named Mahayatra, by Kamal Kumar Majumdar, this film depicts the social ills like untouchability, polygamy and child marriage in the 19th century Bengal.
READ MOREBagh Bahadur (1989)
by Puru | May 8, 2014 | Bengali, Buddhadev Dasgupta
Bagh Bahadur is a 1989 film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta that explores the alienation of traditional art forms which are being edged out by the so called modernity.
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