Tapan Roy Chowdhury

A family struggles to survive in a slum on the fringes of Calcutta.

Based on the timeless literary work by Manik Bandyopadhyay, Padma Nadir Majhi was directed by Gautam Ghosh. The movie illustrates the tumultuous lives of the fishermen and their families, living by the river Padma. Beautiful shots of the river, Ghosh's flair for realism and brilliant display of acting skills by noted actors of Bangladesh and West Bengal, including Utpal Dutt, Robi Ghosh, Abul Khayer, Raisul Islam Asad, Champa, and Rupa Ganguli, fetched the movie local and international honours.

In 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.