Title of film : Ganadebata
Director Name : Tarun Majumdar
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Producer : Government of West Bengal
Editor : Ramesh Joshi
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Synopsis : Set during the period just before World War II, Ganadevata is the saga of Shibkalipur, a small village on the banks of the river Mayurakshi in the Birbhum district of present West Bengal. Through the interactions and conflicts between myriad range of characters who stand as typical representatives of their social class such as – Aniruddha (Samit Bhanja), a rebellious blacksmith who along with his carpenter friend Girish refuse to continue under the traditional barter system, Debu Pundit (Soumitra Chatterjee), the much respected pillar of society who gets radicalized and questions the system for its injustices and prejudices, Chhiru Pal (Ajitesh Bannerjee) the nouveau-riche village strongman, Jatin (Debraj Roy) a freedom fighter under house-arrest, Durga (Sandhya Roy), a clever and free-spirited prostitute; and a host of characters including the wives of the principals and other inhabitants of the village – the film unravels a slice in the history of a typical Bengal village caught within the wheels of change.
Director Bio : Birth: - 8th January 1931, Bogura, Bangladesh First Film: - Alor Pipasa 1965 Most Popular Films: - Balika Badhu, Dadar Kirti Notable Films: - Phuleswari, Thagini, Shriman Prithviraj, Kuheli, Alo, Sansar Simante Awards & Honours: - • National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali for Nimantran (1972) • National Film Award for Best Popular Film in Bengali for Ganadevata, (1979). • Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) – Best Director Award for Sansar Simante, (1976). His earlier films were credited to Yatrik . Yatrik was the screen-name of the trio of directors Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherjee and Dilip Mukherjee until 1963 after which each began to be credited separately. As Yatrik, the trio created well-known classics such as Chaowa Paowa in 1959, starring matinee idol Uttam Kumar and screen-diva Suchitra Sen, and Palatak and Kancher Swarga, both in 1963.
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