Arundhati Devi

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Arundhati Devi

Born April 29, 1924 · Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India

Died January 31, 1990 · aged 65

Arundhati Devi was one of the finest Bengali actors, film directors and writers. In 1967, she was honoured with the National Film Award for ‘Best Film Based on High Literary Work’ for the 1967 Bengali hit ‘Chhuti’. Arundhati made her cinematic debut in ‘Mahaprasthaner Pathey’ (1952) which was later remade in Hindi titled ‘Yatrik’. In 1957 she met famed film director Tapan Sinha at the Berlinale a…

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A VacationA Vacation · 1967
A Vacation
★ 8.01967
MovieDrama
The film takes place in a small town in Bihar (now Jharkhand). All the main characters belong to a Bengali Christian community established there. Bhramar is a teenager who lives with her father and stepmother. She is quiet and lonely, and remains sad because her relationship with her stepmother is not good. She has a good singing voice but cannot tell anyone about her desire to become a singer.
PushpadhanuPushpadhanu · 1959
Pushpadhanu
★ 10.01959
MovieRomanceDrama
The movie Pushpadhanu is based on human relations and sentiments.
YatrikYatrik
Yatrik
★ 9.0
Movie
Yatrik is a 1952 Indian drama film directed by Kartick Chatterjee. It is the Hindi-language version of the Bengali film Mahaprasthaner Pathey, the film made from the book of the same name, written by Probodh Kumar Sanyal.
Death of a DoctorDeath of a Doctor · 1990
Death of a Doctor
★ 6.41990
MovieDrama
After years of painstaking research at the cost of his domestic affairs, Dr. Dipankar Roy is working on a vaccine for leprosy. As the word slowly gets out in medicine, he becomes vulnerable to the professional jealousy, incompetence, and abuse of power from the medical department.
Manmoyee Girls' SchoolManmoyee Girls' School · 1958
Manmoyee Girls' School
★ 7.01958
MovieRomanceComedy
Deciding to start a school for girls named after his wife, a zamindar looks for a married couple to manage the establishment. They apply for and get the job. The two are not actually married; they posed as a couple to obtain the job. After a series of complications and delicate situations, love blooms between the two and they marry.
KalamatiKalamati · 1958
Kalamati
1958
MovieDrama
The first film to deal with life in creches in coalmine areas.
Chheley KaarChheley Kaar · 1954
Chheley Kaar
★ 10.01954
MovieDrama
Jogin, a poor school teacher, had brought up an orphan Tomato as his nephew. But now suffering from the deadly tubercolosis, he decided to gamble with luck to see if a better home could be found for Tomato.
Padi Pishir Barmi BakshaPadi Pishir Barmi Baksha · 1972
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha
★ 10.01972
MovieAdventureComedy
Khoka is a schoolboy who goes to his uncle's house, where he learns about the tales of Padi Pishi (Aunt Padi), a formidable widow. She had once gone to Khuro's house to meet him, but bandits attacked her. When Khuro got to know about it, he offered her bribes from his loot so that the news would not be public. Padi Pishi then took a precious Burmese box that was hidden in Khuro's house. Before Padi's Pishi's death, she did not reveal the hiding place to anyone except her son Goja. The entire family searched for the missing box but could not recover it. A private detective also searched for the box but could not find it. The story is about how it is finally discovered. Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha is an Indian Bengali adventure comedy film directed by Arundhati Devi. It is based on the children's novel of the same name by Leela Majumdar.

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Padi Pishir Barmi BakshaPadi Pishir Barmi Baksha · 1972
Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha
★ 10.01972
MovieAdventureComedy
Khoka is a schoolboy who goes to his uncle's house, where he learns about the tales of Padi Pishi (Aunt Padi), a formidable widow. She had once gone to Khuro's house to meet him, but bandits attacked her. When Khuro got to know about it, he offered her bribes from his loot so that the news would not be public. Padi Pishi then took a precious Burmese box that was hidden in Khuro's house. Before Padi's Pishi's death, she did not reveal the hiding place to anyone except her son Goja. The entire family searched for the missing box but could not recover it. A private detective also searched for the box but could not find it. The story is about how it is finally discovered. Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha is an Indian Bengali adventure comedy film directed by Arundhati Devi. It is based on the children's novel of the same name by Leela Majumdar.

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