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Ashapurna Devi

Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. by the Universities of Jabalpur, Rabindra Bharati, Burdwan and Jadavpur. Vishwa Bharati University honoured her with Deshikottama in 1989. For her contribution as a…

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SwargSwarg · 1990
Swarg
★ 6.71990
MovieDramaFamily
Living in a posh mansion named Swarg, this is the story of Sahabji, his wife sister Jyoti, two brothers, and a sister-in-law. Sahabji has a clash of wits with Dhanraj, who successfully schemes with Sahabji's two brothers, and takes over the prestigious mansion and vast business empire, leaving Sahabji virtually penniless, and devastated with the passing away of his wife. His brothers have now taken over the money, and his business. It is now up to a servant of the mansion, Krishna to set things right for Sahabji's household. How can a poor servant succeed against rich and powerful individuals?
AnnadataAnnadata · 2002
Annadata
2002
Movie
A rich businessman adopts Shankar into his family. Years later, Shankar proves his loyalty by saving his master's house Chowdhury Villa from his biggest rival Rudraprasad Sen.
Agni ParikshaAgni Pariksha · 1954
Agni Pariksha
★ 10.01954
MovieDramaRomance
Love story of Tapasi and Kiriti in the backdrop of social and cultural conflict regarding marriages and progressiveness.
Kanch Kata HireKanch Kata Hire · 1965
Kanch Kata Hire
★ 7.01965
MovieDrama
Subrata joins his father's business that he quits due to ideological differences. What awaits his fate now?
CaptiveCaptive · 2020
Captive
2020
MovieDrama
'Nazarband', the National Award-winning filmmaker's first outing in Hindi, is inspired by a short story by much- revered Bengali writer Ashapurna Devi and depicts the journey of two young people.
Chhoti Si MulaqatChhoti Si Mulaqat · 1967
Chhoti Si Mulaqat
★ 10.01967
MovieDramaRomance
Shanker Choudhury's (Tarun Bose) mother (Pratima Devi), at the pleas of her dying husband, marries off his (Shanker's) daughter to a youth. Both the children are under-age and do not know nor understand that they have been married.
Jog BiyogJog Biyog · 1953
Jog Biyog
★ 10.01953
MovieDrama
The story revolves around the last life crisis of Jamini Mohan and his wife. After his retirement, Jamini Mohan and his wife Santoshini continued to be despised in the family of their earning sons. At this time, Gobinda, an orphan of a distant relative, became their mental hope. After facing various humiliations from their blood relationship Jamini Mohan died and as the mother of three sons, Santoshini became a burden to this family. Eventually, Gobinda became Santoshini's absolute refuge.
Aathma BandhuvuAathma Bandhuvu · 1962
Aathma Bandhuvu
★ 7.51962
MovieDrama
Parvathi is excited that her youngest daughter, Geeta, has received a marriage proposal from a rich family. However, things go awry when Parvathi's husband, Chandrasekharam, goes bankrupt.

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