Title of film : Padma Nadir Majhi
Director Name : Goutam Ghose
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Producer : Government of West Bengal
Editor : Moloy Bandopadhyay
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Synopsis : Hossian Miya (Utpal Dutta) is a Bengali Muslim trader who offers his community an idealistic vision: He wants to establish a little utopia on an island (Moynadeep) in the Padma delta and offer them a better life there. It is apparent that Hossian Miya has a flourishing business there, because he has recently purchased a huge boat because of expanding business. He doesn't care if the people who populate it are Hindu or Muslim. It is 1947, just before the partition of India, and the Hindu fisherman Kuber briefly accepts an offer by Hossain to ferry some of the community's cargo from the island. One day a storm rises in the Padma River and leaves behind a trail of destruction. Kuber tells his wife "Padda amago joto daay abar totoi loy" (It is true Padda gives us a lot, but in return it also takes a lot from us). The storm wreaks havoc in the village. Hussian Miya offers to lend a helping hand to the villagers. He does so, but in return he takes their thumb impressions as proof of his help so that he can use it later to exploit them. Meanwhile, Kuber's daughter's marriage breaks down. Rasu proposes to marry her. Even though Rasu was close to Kuber, he refuses to accept the match because of the age difference between them. Rasu becomes furious and threatens to ruin Kuber. He succeeds in his endeavor. Kuber is fabricated in a theft case, and police is now trying to nab him. He flees to Hussain Miya for help. Hossain Miya tells he can absolve him of the theft charge, but in return Kubir must go to Moynadeep. Kuber agrees to the offer. Kuber goes to Moynadeep. A new life unfolds for him there. These concluding sequences from the film add up to a compelling climax.
Director Bio : Birth: - 24th July 1950, Kolkata First Bengali Film: - Dakhal 1981 Notable Films: - Antarjali Jatra, Paar, Padma Nadir Majhi, Dekha, Moner Manush, Shankhachil. Awards & Honours: - • Dakhal 1982: National Film Award for Best Feature Film (1982) • Antarjali Jatra: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali (1987) • Padma Nadir Majhi: National Film Award for Best Direction (1992),National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film (1992), and UNESCO Award, Cannes Film Festival (1993). • Dekha: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali (2001) • Moner Manush: Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration (A National award), and Golden Peacock for Best Film at the 41st International Film Festival of India held at Goa. • Shankhachil: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
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