Acting
Manju Dey
Born May 7, 1926 · Baharampur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now India)
Died September 30, 1989 · aged 63
Manju Dey (7 May 1926 – 30 September 1989) was an Indian actress and director in Bengali cinema. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 25th Annual BFJA Awards for the film Carey Saheber Munshi in 1962. Dey was born in Baharampur, British India in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in the Bengali film Jighansa. She was a leading actress in various black and …
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Baradidi · 1957Baradidi
★ 10.01957
MovieDrama
Suren, the son of a zamindar of Bangladesh, lives his life in his own way. He takes up the private tutor job for a girl whose elder sister is Madhabi, an ill-fated widow. But after a few days, he returns to his rich family and marries. But he cannot forget Madhabi who loves him like an elder and caring sister. In the meantime, when Madhabi's sister-in-law drives her out of the house, Suren hears that and arranges to return the property to her.
Kabuliwala · 1957Kabuliwala
★ 6.01957
MovieDrama
Rahmat, a middle-aged fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise and befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini who reminds him of his own daughter back in Afghanistan. One day Rehmat receives news of his daughter’s illness and decides to return to Afghanistan. But before he goes a violent fight with a customer leads to Rehmat killing him. He gets out of prison ten years later. Based on a Rabindranath Tagore story.
Niyoti · 1951Niyoti
★ 7.01951
MovieThrillerDrama
A 1951 Bengali Thriller Film directed by Naresh Mitra.
Jighangsa · 1951Jighangsa
★ 9.01951
MovieMysteryThriller
The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happened in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of King Chandrakanta, one Dr. Palit (Kamal Mitra) asked for help from one Detective Smarajit Sen (Sisir Batabyal), as a family friend. Detective Sen sent his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, a new predecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observed that a mysterious lady Manjusri (Manju De) sang an uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta (Bikash Roy), a suspicious botanist who stayed in the neighborhood also roamed in that locality. It revealed that he was deprived of the real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He used one deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he was killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.
Prithibi Amare Chay · 1957Prithibi Amare Chay
★ 9.51957
MovieDramaRomance
Tapas, an aspiring singer, and Mina, a troubled woman, meet by chance and decide to give life a chance together. As Tapas and Mina face struggles in their jobs, accusations of infidelity threaten their livelihoods, but they remain determined to overcome obstacles and find happiness.
Kancher Swarga · 1962Kancher Swarga
★ 9.01962
MovieDrama
A story about a young man, who had to quit his studies as a doctor due to difficult circumstances, coming back and saving a young lady by performing a very difficult surgery.
Ankush · 1954Ankush
1954
MovieDrama
Tapan Sinha's debut film is based on a Narayan Ganguly story SAINIK, which figured an elephant in the central character.
Bou Thakuranir Haat · 1953Bou Thakuranir Haat
★ 7.01953
MovieDramaHistory
Bou Thakuranir Haat is a Bengali drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a novel of Rabindranath Tagore in the same name, published in 1883. The film is based on the real-life story of Jessore Raj Pratapaditya. Pratapaditya is described as an antagonist more than a protagonist in this film.
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