Acting
Binota Roy
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Acting
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6 titles
Binota Basu was born in a Brahma family in 1925 on Kojagari Lakshmi Purnima Tithi and was therefore called Lakshmi. Her father Satya Sundar Basu was an advocate in Patna High court. Binota was one of his six daughters. Satya Sundar was a lawyer by profession but his music was his first love and after court hours his routine was to sing and play musical instruments like the Sitar, the organ and many others. Binota's mother was a good singer too. So Binota had music in her blood and she entered films as a playback artiste in Dikshul (1943). Raichand Boral had introduced her to Pankaj Kumar Mallick, the music director of the film. This happened after the family shifted to Calcutta. While in Cal…
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NRBaul Hansa came to Kolkata with a dream in his eyes. He wanted to sing in "Akashvani" Radio, Donny promised him a lot, but later he turned down Hansha. Two poor boys Shyam & Basanta, along with Nupur helps Hansa a lot to achieve his goal.
Hangsaraj
1976
8.6The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.
Calcutta 71
1972
6.5Anup loses his job writing speeches for a wealthy industrialist and decides to focus on finishing his novel. But when his former boss steals Anup’s unpublished book, he throws himself into socialist politics.
Udayer Pathey
1944
8.0A 1947 Bengali Film directed by Hemen Gupta.
Abhiyatri
1947
10.0Madhuri cannot bear a child yet her husband Shatadal is fond of children. They decide to part ways but years later when they meet in a railway station they realize their fondness for each other hasn't died.
Jatugriha
1964
10.0An idealistic writer from a humble background clashes with a wealthy capitalist who steals his work. When factory workers strike, the capitalist's sister, disillusioned by her privileged life, abandons her wealth to join the writer in his fight for social justice and equality for the poor.
Hamrahi
1945
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
NRBaul Hansa came to Kolkata with a dream in his eyes. He wanted to sing in "Akashvani" Radio, Donny promised him a lot, but later he turned down Hansha. Two poor boys Shyam & Basanta, along with Nupur helps Hansa a lot to achieve his goal.
Hangsaraj
1976
8.6The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.
Calcutta 71
1972
1940s · 3 titles
6.5Anup loses his job writing speeches for a wealthy industrialist and decides to focus on finishing his novel. But when his former boss steals Anup’s unpublished book, he throws himself into socialist politics.
Udayer Pathey
1944
8.0A 1947 Bengali Film directed by Hemen Gupta.
Abhiyatri
1947
10.0An idealistic writer from a humble background clashes with a wealthy capitalist who steals his work. When factory workers strike, the capitalist's sister, disillusioned by her privileged life, abandons her wealth to join the writer in his fight for social justice and equality for the poor.
Hamrahi
1945