Crossroads

A man struggles with his memories of his powerful father.

A family struggles to survive in a slum on the fringes of Calcutta.

Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.

Based on Bengali story “Ghar Bari” by Dibyendu Palit, a former revolutionary who has deserted the movement lives in fear of running into old colleagues. Meanwhile he pushes his wife into modelling, and later seamier projects, with tragic consequences.

Two railway signal men, Nemai and Balaram, share a passion for wrestling and spend their days wrestling after working hours. However, things change when Balaram marries Uttara.

Sasanka grows depressed as his house and his career as a theater actor both crumble around him. When his cold-hearted, widowed sister-in-law Saraju arrives with her adorable young son Kanu, Sasanka's mood eventually changes. Kanu and Sasanka become fast friends as the youngster benefits from his uncle's wisdom and acting ability.

Shibnath is released from prison after serving eleven years for assaulting a British officer. His family has now become refugees, with his homeland, following Partition, belonging to a new nation. His wife urges him to make ally with his friend Bipin who is willing to capitalize on Shibnath's legendary reputation for patriotism, by asking to accompany him in electoral campaigns. In exchange, Bipin is ready to arrange Shibnath the job of a school master. However, Shibnath remains disillusioned and mystified by the life that now lies before him away from his beloved—and irretrievably lost—homeland.

When a Kolkata surveillance specialist and his roommate install a small camera in the home of their beautiful neighbor, they somehow become terror suspects in director Buddhadeb Dasgupta's cutting commentary on CCTV society.

A middle-aged dentist sees his life falling apart: suffering from psychosomatic illnesses, abandoned by his wife, and disliked by his son, he finds refuge in memories of his idyllic childhood.

A short film based on the poem of the same name, by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

A short-film based on the poem of the same name, by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

A short film based on the poem of the same name, by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

A short film based on the poem of the same name, by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

A short film based on the poem of the same name, by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

A short film based on the poem of the same name, by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.

A short-film based on the poem of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore. An Experimental Short-film by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.