Acting

Govinda Chakravarti

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Known For

Goopy Gyne Bagha ByneGoopy Gyne Bagha Byne · 1969
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
★ 7.61969
MovieComedyMusic
Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing the king of ghosts who grants them three boons. How will they succeed in preventing the war between Halla and Shundi which is looming large?
Distant ThunderDistant Thunder · 1973
Distant Thunder
★ 6.81973
MovieDrama
Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
The Home and the WorldThe Home and the World · 1985
The Home and the World
★ 7.31985
MovieDrama
In 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.
DasiputraDasiputra · 1949
Dasiputra
1949
MovieDrama
A 1949 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Deb Narayan Gupta.
Reason, Debate and a StoryReason, Debate and a Story · 1974
Reason, Debate and a Story
★ 6.51974
MovieDrama
Four men, each peculiar in his own way, embark on a quest to reason with the estranged wife of the protagonist. This is considered to be Ghatak's autobiographical film.
The Lost JewelsThe Lost Jewels · 1961
The Lost Jewels
★ 7.01961
MovieHorrorDrama
The story revolves around a woman, who stays in a large mansion with her husband. She develops an obsession for her ornaments and refrains giving them to her husband as they face financial crisis. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. in 2007.
NimantranNimantran · 1971
Nimantran
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaComedy
Hiru Ganguly is unable to marry Kumudini, his lover, after her father rejects his marriage proposal. Years later, although married to another woman, he once again desires to win her back. As old feelings are rekindled, will they take any steps to go against the social customs?
GanadevataGanadevata · 1978
Ganadevata
★ 7.01978
MovieHistoryDrama
Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.

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