Bagh Bondi Khela
| Bagh Bondi Khela | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Pijush Bose |
| Written by | Prafulla Roy Pijush Bose (screenplay) |
| Based on | Bagh Bondi Khela novel by Prafulla Roy |
| Produced by | Asima Mukherjee |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Partho Mukherjee Mahua Roychoudhury |
| Cinematography | Ganesh Bose |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Dipankar Chattopadhyay Asima Mukherjee (background score) |
Production company | Pompy Films |
| Distributed by | Bishwajit Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Bagh Bondi Khela (English: The Caged Tiger Game) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language thriller drama film directed by Pijush Bose and produced by Asima Bhattacharya who also produced the iconic film Chowrangee in 1968. This film based on a novel of Prafulla Roy.[1] The film starring Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Partha Mukherjee and Mahua Roy Chowdhury in lead. This movie is believed to be Uttam Kumar’s best appearance as an antagonist.[2][3][4]
Plot[edit]
Bhabesh Banerjee is a corrupt and loose character. He lives in Ranipur, involved with unauthorised business, smuggling and immoral trafficking. His son Rajesh is an honest man who loves Dolon. Bhabesh cheated Dolon's father using counterfeit documents. When Rajesh comes to visit his father, Bhabesh gifts all his properties to Rajesh for getting political mileage and enters into politics. Bhabesh's second wife Bibha knows the whole plot and reveals it to Rajesh. When police come to arrest Bhabesh, he(Bhabesh) commits suicide.
Cast[edit]
- Uttam Kumar as Bhabesh Banerjee
- Supriya Chowdhury as Bibha
- Partho Mukherjee as Rajesh
- Mahua Roychoudhury as Dolon
- Asit Baran as Dolon's father
- Samita Biswas as Bhabesh's first wife
- Sulata Chowdhury
- Kalyani Mondal
- Ashim Kumar
- Dilip Bose
Soundtrack[edit]
| Bagh Bandi Khela | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Dipankar Chatterjee | |
| Released | 1975 |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Studio | Pompy Films |
| Length | 0:07:12 |
| Label | SA RE GA MA PA |
| Producer | Ashima Mukherjee |
All lyrics are written by Pulak Banerjee; all music is composed by Dipankar Chatterjee
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aay Aay Aasmani Kabutar" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Tukro Hasir Tol Phoryara" | Manna Dey | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 7:12 | ||
Reception[edit]
The film is remembered as Uttam Kumar's most cruelty villain role played ever. His role as an antagonist just shocked everyone. Before this film he also did negative character like Kuhuk in 1960, Aparichita in 1969,[5] Stree in 1972. But this one remember as one of the greatest villain played ever in Bengali Cinema history.[6]
The film didn't performed well at the box office because audience not want to see their idol Uttam Kumar as cruelty villain. But it's become box office success when it's re released at 1980s.
References[edit]
- ^ "Bagh Bandi Khela". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Bengali actors and their most unconventional roles". The Times of India. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Mahanayak Uttam Kumar on his 35th death anniversary". 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Sayandeb Chowdhury. "Stardust Memories: The Cosmopolitanism of Uttam Kumar and His Era-Defining Cinema". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "APARICHITA (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Bengali actors and their most unconventional roles". The Times of India. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
