Bagh Bondi Khela
Bagh Bondi Khela | |
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Directed by | Pijush Basu |
Written by | Prafulla Roy Pijush Bose (screenplay) |
Based on | Bagh Bondi Khela novel by Prafulla Roy |
Produced by | Asima Bhattacharya[1] |
Starring | Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Partho Mukherjee Mahua Roychoudhury |
Cinematography | Ganesh Bose |
Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
Music by | Dipankar Chattopadhyay Asima Mukherjee (background score) |
Production company | Pompy Films |
Distributed by | Bishwajit Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Bagh Bondi Khela (English: The Caged Tiger Game) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language political action crime-thriller film co-written and directed by Pijush Basu.[2] It is based on a novel written by Prafulla Roy which stars Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Partha Mukherjee and Mahua Roy Chowdhury in lead roles.[3] This movie is believed to be Uttam Kumar’s best appearance as an antagonist.[4][5][6]
Plot
[edit]Bhabesh Banerjee is a corrupt and loose character. He lives in Ranipur, involved with unauthorised business, smuggling and immoral trafficking. His son Rajesh is an honest man who loves Dolon. Bhabesh cheated Dolon's father using counterfeit documents. When Rajesh comes to visit his father, Bhabesh gifts all his properties to Rajesh for getting political mileage and enters into politics. Bhabesh's second wife Bibha knows the whole plot and reveals it to Rajesh. When police come to arrest Bhabesh, he commits suicide.[7]
Cast
[edit]- Uttam Kumar as Bhabesh Banerjee
- Supriya Chowdhury as Bibha
- Partho Mukherjee as Rajesh
- Mahua Roychoudhury as Dolon
- Asit Baran as Dolon's father
- Samita Biswas as Bhabesh's first wife
- Sulata Chowdhury
- Kalyani Mondal
- Ashim Kumar
- Dilip Bose
Soundtrack
[edit]Bagh Bandi Khela | |
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Soundtrack album by Dipankar Chatterjee | |
Released | 1975 |
Recorded | 1974 |
Studio | Pompy Films |
Length | 0:07:12 |
Label | SA RE GA MA PA |
Producer | Ashima Mukherjee |
All lyrics are written by Pulak Banerjee; all music is composed by Dipankar Chatterjee
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Aay Aay Aasmani Kabutar" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:13 |
2. | "Tukro Hasir Tol Phoryara" | Manna Dey | 3:59 |
Total length: | 7:12 |
Reception
[edit]The film is remembered as Uttam Kumar's one of the first films he performed as an antagonist.[4] Before this film, he also played negative characters in movies such as Kuhak in 1960, Aparichita in 1969,[8] Stree in 1972.[9] The film didn't perform well at the Box Office.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bagh Bondi Khela".
- ^ "Bagh Bondi Khela (1975)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
- ^ a b c "Bengali actors and their most unconventional roles". The Times of India. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Mahanayak Uttam Kumar on his 35th death anniversary". 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Sayandeb Chowdhury. "Stardust Memories: The Cosmopolitanism of Uttam Kumar and His Era-Defining Cinema". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Bagh Bondi Khela | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "APARICHITA (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Bengali films that proved Uttam Kumar was not just a romantic matinee idol". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 June 2024.