The Kingdom of Diamonds
1980 · 118 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy
When Goopy and Bagha learn about Hirak Raja's tyranny, they try to set him right with the help of Udayan, a school teacher, and their magical powers.
Directed by Satyajit Ray · Written by Satyajit Ray
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Tapan Chatterjee Gopinath 'Goopy' Gyne -
Rabi Ghosh Bagha Byne -
Utpal Dutt Hirak Raja -
Soumitra Chatterjee Udayan Pandit -
Santosh Dutta Scientist/ King of Shundi -
Kamu Mukherjee Prohori - A Alpana Gupta Udayan's Mother
- S Sunil Sarkar Fazal Mian
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Noni Ganguly Balaram -
Ajoy Bandyopadhyay Comedian -
Haridhan Mukhopadhyay Astrologer - S Samir Mukherjee
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