Manik Bandopadhyay

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Manik Bandopadhyay

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Known For

The Padma BoatmanThe Padma Boatman · 1993
The Padma Boatman
★ 8.01993
MovieDrama
In pre-Partition Bengal, Kuber, a poor fisherman struggles to survive along the wild Padma River. While navigating an affair with his spirited sister-in-law, Kuber becomes entangled with Hossain, a charismatic trader recruiting desperate villagers to settle on the isolated island of Moynadeep.
Day Shall DawnDay Shall Dawn · 1959
Day Shall Dawn
★ 6.01959
MovieDrama
Based on he daily lives of the fishermen of East Bengal.
Calcutta 71Calcutta 71 · 1972
Calcutta 71
★ 8.61972
MovieDrama
The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.
SohagSohag · 2020
Sohag
★ 7.02020
MovieDrama
Sohag is about a girl who loves Gagan. Gangan borrowed some money and in fear that henchmen of the loanshark is going to attack him
Sarisreep - The ReptileSarisreep - The Reptile · 1987
Sarisreep - The Reptile
★ 8.01987
MovieDrama
An award winning film by Nabyendu Chatterjee
The Puppet’s TaleThe Puppet’s Tale · 2025
The Puppet’s Tale
2025
MovieDrama
Shashi, an urbane doctor, returns to his native village, a place seemingly mired in a backward way of life, for a short visit. As he becomes closely involved with the villagers, Shashi’s short stay threatens to become permanent.
Debris of DesireDebris of Desire · 2023
Debris of Desire
★ 7.02023
MovieDramaCrime
A petty criminal, who loves a whore and wants to run away with her savings, meets a laid-off factory worker who is desperate to stop his wife from working as a housemaid.
Jake Ghoosh Dite HoyJake Ghoosh Dite Hoy · 1982
Jake Ghoosh Dite Hoy
1982
MovieDrama
Makhan, an ordinary man, climbs the ladder and becomes a big businessman after losing his mundane job. However, his happiness is short-lived when his greed compels him to do something drastic. Based on a story by Manik Bandyopadhyay.

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