
Acting
Manoj Mitra
Born 1938-12-22
Manoj Mitra (22 December 1938—12 November 2024) was an Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright. It was at Scottish Church College, Kolkata that he got initiated to theatre. There were regular shows at the college where the likes of Badal Sarkar, Rudraprasad Sengupta and others were students. He did his M.A. in philosophy from the University of Calcutta and began research for a doctorate. But by then he and friends like theatre and film director Partha Pratim Chowdhury had begun the group Sundaram. He began by teaching philosophy in the Suri Vidyasagar College (only one day) and later joined the drama department at the Rabindra Bharati University, where he became the head of department and retired as Sisirkumar Bhaduri professor of the University. But by then he was a leading playwright of West Bengal. He was writing, directing and acting in plays. His first play Bogol Dhiman won him first prize at the statewide competition. He has written over a hundred plays like Sajano Bagaan, Chokhe Angul Dada, Kaalbihongo, Parabas, Alokanandar Putra Kanya, Narak Guljar, Aswathama, Chakbhanga Madhu, Mesh O Rakhash, Noisho Bhoj, Chhayar Prashad, Galpo Hekim Saheb, Rajdarshan, Debi Swarpamasta, Munni O Saat Chowkidar, Ranger haat, Ja Nei Bharatey. While most of these plays were produced by Sundaram, Bohurupee etc. He also played a soulful role in the movie "Hothat Bristy" (Sudden Rain) in 1998 produced by both Bangladesh & India. His works have been translated into many languages. Mitra has written several books on film and theatre. He was the President of the Paschim Banga Natya Akademi from which he resigned citing health issues in August 2019.
Acting credits
NRThe Nobel Medal of great Indian Poet Rabindra Nath Tagore was stolen in 2004 and it was never found. This film is a fictional account of what might have happened to the medal. A poor farmer...
Nobel Chor
2011
NRAtindranath Bannerjee, a retired teacher, faces harassment from his family members and decides to discipline them. Later, he shifts to a slum and starts teaching underprivileged children.
Lathi
1996
NRKesto lost his parents and comes to his step-sister's house seeking a familial bond. However, he is ill-treated by some family members until he meets a woman who treats him like her own son.
Mej Didi
2003
NRNawren, Nawgen and Nobin, three friends enjoying their retirement, decide to end the monotony in their lives and earn some extra money by setting up a tea stall.
Teen Murti
2009
7.2Ashoke 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
7.0To win a youth soccer championship, coach Anupam wants to add talented Manu to his team. But the child is from a low caste and the son of a thief, and the players and their families reject him. Anupam's duty is to take the talent to the right place.
The Goal
1999
The debut film of the director that won the National Award for depicting with realistic vigour the exploitation perpetrated on the tribal and the landless, for portraying the spirited fight of the downtrodden and for showing great maturity in the conception and presentation of the theme in this maiden venture.
Postmortem
1980
NRAnanta Das is a normal middle class man like any other common man. Everyday he avails the 8:08 A.M Bongaon Local to Kolkata to attain his office. Some known and unknown common people are his companions throughout his journey everyday. He has seen many incidents, which created a deep impression in his life. One such incident was the murder of a brother who protested against a group of drunkards who were teasing his elder sister ("Rajiv murder case in Barasat"). Preliminarily he remained silent against all these incidents. But on one day, his protesting nature, inside him, burst out. He started protesting against each and every wrong deed, irrespective of the level of crime. As a result he stands out as a protesting person in front of other common people. He turns out to be the target of the leaders of the society.
8:08 Er Bongaon Local
2012
6.7The story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after which he dies. Chhakari's son Nakari tries a new stratagem: he promises Bancharam Rs 400 every month provided Bancharam bequeaths his garden to the landowner after his death. Bancharam agrees but amazingly becomes healthier with every passing day, repeatedly promising to die but failing to do so.
The Garden of Bancharam
1980
NR2000 film directed by Sujit Guha.
Kulangar
2000
NRSuren, a young lad, visits his uncle in the city. As he tries to solve the problems of those around him, he gets entangled in them.
Pati Param Guru
1991
7.0A young woman's struggle for justice after she is raped by rich boys.
The Law and a Lady
1982
NRJisshu Sengupta and Koel Mallick are eternally at loggerheads in the film
Bangal Ghoti Phataphati
2015
5.3A rich man falls in love with an idealistic medical student. However, when circumstances force them apart, he learns the true meaning and value of love.
Dui Prithibi
2010
7.3In the early 1900s, Nikhilesh, a wealthy Westernized Hindu in colonial East Bengal, feels compelled to test the love of his wife, Bimala. He introduces her to his friend Sandip, a politician agitating against British rule, and Bimala is equally taken with both Sandip's anti-colonial fervor and the man himself. Personal and political tensions subsequently flare as the now assertive Bimala has to make a crucial decision.
The Home and the World
1985
NRJanala tells the story about a man, Bimal, who decides to give a little back to his old school despite the fact he has very little money himself. As a child Bimal had a favourite corner classroom where he used to sit and daydream out of a broken window, and so when he finds himself back in his old school he feels compelled to replace the window.
The Window
2009
7.5To please his dying daughter, a father tries to create the Durga Puja festival, usually held in October, during the month of April, in Kolkata.
Uma
2018
6.0Alinagarer Golokdhadha is an adventure mystery film, released on 20 April 2018, directed by Sayanton Ghosal, produced by Rutrum Juin, starring Anirban Bhattacharya and Parno Mittra in lead roles. It is film collaboration for a Bengali movie between Eros International and Champion Movies.
Alinagarer Golokdhadha
2018
NRA teacher witnesses a murder committed by his ex-student, who restricts him from giving his statement to the police. An atmosphere of terror ensues and the teacher must decide if to muster courage and approach the police at a personal loss.
Terror
1986
NRThe film tells the story of an old colonial house and how its inhabitants save it from the hands of money hungry promoters in modern day Calcutta.
61 No Gorpar Lane
2017
NR"Golokdham Rahasya" is a mystery drama film about a Bengali biochemist named Nihar Ranjan Dutta and his involvement in a series of events, including a burglary and a murder.
Golokdham Rahasya
1992
Not found..
Mahasangram
2006
NRThe lead character, Sujay, goes to Kolkata for career prospects and is introduced to a rich industrialist. Negotiations begin for Sujay to marry the industrialist's daughter, Polly, and he goes abroad for studies. Back in the village, his wife Vijaya (whom he was forced to marry earlier) is shattered. When Sujay returns, he ultimately declares Vijaya as his life partner.
Samadhan
1997
No synopsis available yet.
Bidhatar Khela
2001