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Ajit Chatterjee
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Ajit Chatterjee is an Indian film actor, known for Ganadevata (1979), Rajkanya (1965), Sharey Chuattar (1953) & etc.
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7.3Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.
An Enemy of the People
1990
The movie is about child marriage, a custom that was prevalent amongst various Indian societies. Set during British Raj in India, the movie tells the story of a village school boy Amal, who is married to a younger girl named Rajni.
Balika Badhu
1967
9.0Purbarag follows the journey of Indranath, a young man deeply influenced by his early childhood experiences. Orphaned at a young age, Indranath finds solace and guidance from his teacher, Jatileswar Chatterjee, and his family. After completing his education, Indranath returns to his hometown and encounters both familiar faces and new challenges. The film explores themes of loss, love, friendship, and the search for meaning in life. Indranath's experiences reflect the societal changes and cultural shifts of the time. Through his interactions with various characters, he grapples with the complexities of human nature and the importance of personal values.
Purbarag
1947
8.0Kundan, a nomad, is offered a music deal when his songs are noticed by a pair of music directors. His lover, Rupa, convinces him to accept it but misunderstandings cause a rift in their relationship.
Sathi Hara
1961
NRWhen the messengers of 'Yamraj'- God of Death - mistakenly bring an alive, honest person to hell, he starts a revolution to fix outdated rules of heaven and hell.
Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
1958
8.5Difficulties erupt between a couple when their relationship gets hit by societal pressures, norms, and deep-rooted patriarchy.
Punashcha
1961
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
NRA middle-class family living a decent life suddenly comes across an unexpected luxury that costs them an unwanted change in their life.
Two Worlds
1980
7.5In order to treat his visually impaired son, mill owner Jethia forges some documents to acquire the eyes donated by Jadunath, one of his workers who was wrongfully framed for a couple of murders and sentenced to death.
Chokh
1983
1970s · 6 titles
8.0Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.
Sriman Prithviraj
1973
NRAparna, the only daughter and the apple of her mother's eye is engaged at a young age to her childhood friend, Ajay. After her mother’s death, her father remarries, and her stepmother begins to mistreat her. Desperate, Aparna flees with the help of Baren, a local goon with a good heart. She stays with Baren for safety and becomes involved in his group, though she urges him to turn his life around. Baren vows to protect her. One day, Aparna meets a stranger who turns out to be Ajay, and they are reunited. Baren is eventually arrested for his crimes but ensures Aparna's safety.
Aparna
1972
NRSansar is a social drama that shows the story of a happy family. Though Shanti is the second daughter-in-law of the house, she is given the responsibility of the house. She helps her husband with money by selling her jewelry to make a machine. Subhas, Shanti’s brother-in-law helps her in this matter. One day in shortage Shanti with the help of Subhash kept her sister-in-law’s gold necklace in stake without informing her. Conspiring Subhas, Satyen, and Subodh were sent to jail by Ajit. Due to the shortage of money, Satyen had to sell the machine to evil Ajit. But in prime time, Ajit’s uncle came to know the matter and rescued Shanti’s family from danger. The film ends on a happy note where all the dangers are removed from the family and they live peacefully, clearing up all the misunderstandings against each other.
Sansar
1971
NRAn unemployed but selfless young man, brimming with self-confidence, embarks on a journey to start his own business to better the lives of his family members.
Natun Diner Alo
1972
NRPratima is a 1977 Indian Bengali family drama film directed by Palash Bandyopadhyay.
Pratima
1977
8.0Hiru Ganguly is unable to marry Kumudini, his lover, after her father rejects his marriage proposal. Years later, although married to another woman, he once again desires to win her back. As old feelings are rekindled, will they take any steps to go against the social customs?
Nimantran
1971
1960s · 9 titles
The movie is about child marriage, a custom that was prevalent amongst various Indian societies. Set during British Raj in India, the movie tells the story of a village school boy Amal, who is married to a younger girl named Rajni.
Balika Badhu
1967
8.0Kundan, a nomad, is offered a music deal when his songs are noticed by a pair of music directors. His lover, Rupa, convinces him to accept it but misunderstandings cause a rift in their relationship.
Sathi Hara
1961
8.5Difficulties erupt between a couple when their relationship gets hit by societal pressures, norms, and deep-rooted patriarchy.
Punashcha
1961
NRDarpa, a cunning man, asks Rajkumari to pretend to be Princess Rajkanya Chandralekha so that he can keep all her riches for himself. However, when she realises the truth, she ensures all his plans fail.
Portrait of a Princess
1965
NRAjay is a musician by hobby and also runs a business. His younger brother Arun wants to become a doctor. After his mother’s death, Ajay becomes the head of the family however, he falls into debt. He decides to take singing lessons to earn money. Bandana is a good singer and she starts taking classes from Ajay. Ajay starts liking Bandana because she is a charming lady and sings well. Arun and Bandana meet and they fall in love. Ajay is forced to sell his inherited property to pay Arun’s fees. His poverty is only short-lived as his popularity spreads and he becomes wealthy. In the meantime, Arun comes to know that Ajay has sold their family property but does not know the reason behind the act. This creates a misunderstanding between the two brothers. However, it is soon cleared and Ajay transfers his wealth to his brother. Arun and Bandana got married.
Monihar
1966
9.0Being an unwed mother, Kamal Lata had no option but to abort the child and move on with life. The man who left her comes back into her life, but she decides to stay in Vrindavan.
Kamallata
1969
NRThis story is about a poor village boy named Bhola. A cruel landlord, Rajib wants to open an alcohol factory. But the only problem is that Bhola doesn't want to give him any land.
Natun Tirtha
1964
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Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy
1963
7.0A 1965 Bengali Romantic Comedy Film directed by Tarun Majumdar, featuring Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sandhya Ray.
Ektuku Basa
1965
1950s · 13 titles
NRWhen the messengers of 'Yamraj'- God of Death - mistakenly bring an alive, honest person to hell, he starts a revolution to fix outdated rules of heaven and hell.
Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
1958
8.0Shankar and Buddhu are identical twins. Shankar, unbeknownst to Buddhu, has found love with a painter; Buddhu meanwhile falls in love with the painter’s sister, who works at his office. As neither sister knows her lover has a twin, and Buddhu is unaware of Shankar’s romance, confusion ensues.
Lukochuri
1958
10.0Jogin, a poor school teacher, had brought up an orphan Tomato as his nephew. But now suffering from the deadly tubercolosis, he decided to gamble with luck to see if a better home could be found for Tomato.
Chheley Kaar
1954
NRJayanta Chowdhury, a ground engineer, is gravely injured and is received by his fiancé, Kuntala who takes care of him. However, Jayanta is not at peace as he suspects a conspiracy. He returns to Kolkata, much to Kuntala’s dismay, and starts following another ground engineer Sandeep Mukherjee, who he believes has betrayed his employer. Jayanta gets together with the Intelligence Officer Ranjit Mitra and traces Sandeep’s whereabouts. Sandeep is actually involved with the criminals Krishn Chand and Abdullah who force him to plant a bomb on an international flight. Sandeep, rather unwillingly, gives in as he needs money to treat his handicapped younger brother. Although he loves a girl named Ruby, he is unable to marry her for the same reason. Jayanta takes up the name of Arun Roy and befriends Sandeep to learn more about him. And the plot thickens.
Sonar Harin
1959
8.0The owner of Annapurna boarding house facing an upcoming trouble for let in a girl in the boys hostel.
Sharey Chuattar
1953
10.0Hajari Thakur, a middle-aged Bengali Brahmin cook, faces humiliation and exploitation at his job while harboring dreams of owning his hotel. After overcoming numerous challenges including wrongful imprisonment and financial hardship, he successfully establishes a thriving hotel business, eclipsing his former employer and even securing a contract to manage large railway hotels. In a surprising turn of events, Hajari offers his former tormentors, Bechu Chakraborty and Padma, positions in his growing enterprise, showcasing his resilience and magnanimity.
Adarsha Hindu Hotel
1957
8.0Set in the turbulent 1930s, this is the story of a poor Chinese hawker selling his merchandise, Chinese silk, in the streets of Calcutta. This was the time when China was repulsing a brutal attack of militarist Japan and when an outraged Rabindranath Tagore wrote to his friend in Japan, the great poet Noguchi: “I wish your countrymen, whom I love so much, not success but remorse”. This film holds the dubious distinction of being the first to be banned (though temporarily) in independent India.
Under the Blue Sky
1959
8.0The movie tells the story of Fakkaram, a.k.a. Fakka, and his love, along with his family and his greedy relatives, who are in search of a valuable amount of money left by a millionaire.
Chasing a Bounty
1953
7.0The story revolves around a group of hardened bachelors who meet regularly, and eventually settle for marriage. Purna is a newcomer to the group of bachelors at Professor Chandra Basu's house. Also attending are three other bachelors Akshay, Bipin, and Shirish. Akshay is ousted from the committee when he gets married. He suggests that all members meet at his place instead. Nirmala, the Professor's daughter also joins the crowd becoming the only female member. Purna is attracted to Nirmala and suggests marriage, which Nirmala refuses. Akshay has three sisters Shailabala a child widow, Nripabala and Nirabala. His mother is busy fixing matches for Nripabala and Nirabala. Finally, the two sisters are matched with Shirish and Bipin, while Nirmala and Purna get together.
Chirakumar Sabha
1956
NRUttam Kumar is in a mental asylum where he has forgotten slices of his life and behaves in a way that makes people feel he is mad. The doctor, however, disagrees and treats him with gentle kindness.
Hrad
1955
NRLalu and Chinta are neighbours and extremely good friends. One morning both of die and reach hell. However Yandyut exclaims that there was a mistake and that they were not the individuals he intended to kill. He orders Lalu and Chinta to be sent back to the earth but the latter claim for a tour of hell as compensation. Soon the friends find themselves back on earth but soon realize that their souls have been exchanges in error. This leads to a series of confusion of themselves as well as their near and dear ones. In the end their souls come back to themselves and there is no bound to their happiness, much to the amusement of the rest who did not know why they were so happy.
Swarga Martya
1958
7.0A nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.
Deep Jele Jaai
1959
10.0Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought and described everything was quite different from others. His master Jagannath Tarka Churamoni loved him a lot and after his death, Ambernath took his place. In such a situation Bani the daughter of local zamindar and Ambernath met. After few days, they got married. Bani were very skeptical about her husband and they were not happy with their relation. Later Ambernath left his wife and stayed alone. In the meantime, Bani also understood the affection and love she had for her husband. She came to know about life and commitment. One day Bani heard that Ambernath was very ill and he stayed in a lonely place. Bani rushed there and put her every effort to make him healthy. Later they came to know each other and lived happily.
The Power of Prayer
1954
1940s · 2 titles
9.0Purbarag follows the journey of Indranath, a young man deeply influenced by his early childhood experiences. Orphaned at a young age, Indranath finds solace and guidance from his teacher, Jatileswar Chatterjee, and his family. After completing his education, Indranath returns to his hometown and encounters both familiar faces and new challenges. The film explores themes of loss, love, friendship, and the search for meaning in life. Indranath's experiences reflect the societal changes and cultural shifts of the time. Through his interactions with various characters, he grapples with the complexities of human nature and the importance of personal values.
Purbarag
1947
8.0A 1948 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Pashupati Chattopadhyay.
Priyatama
1948
1930s · 5 titles
9.0A 1939 Bengali Mythological Film directed by Phani Burma.
Janak Nandini
1939
9.0A timeless tale of love and devotion, Prabhas Milan transports viewers to ancient India. Set centuries after Krishna departs from Brindavan, the film explores the longing of Radha and the celestial drama that unfolds when Krishna promises his queen, Satyabhama, a divine Parijat tree. As jealousy and divine intervention intertwine, the epic culminates in a poignant reunion between the eternal lovers, Krishna and Radha.
Prabhas Milan
1937
9.0A 1935 Bengali Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.
Kanthahar
1935
9.0Vasantasena is a fictional character and the protagonist of the iconic Sanskrit play Mṛichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) written by Śūdraka.
Rajnati Basantasena
1934
8.0A 1939 Mythological Bengali Drama film directed by Hari Bhanja.
Bamanabatar
1939
