Ganadevata (film)

Ganadevata
Ganadevata
Directed by	Tarun Majumdar
Screenplay by	Tarun Majumdar; Rajen Tarafdar; Arnab Majumdar (dialogue)
Based on	Ganadevata (1942) ; by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
Produced by	Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal
Starring	Soumitra Chatterjee; Ajitesh Bannerjee; Samit Bhanja; Nilkantha Sengupta; Rabi Ghosh; Anup Kumar
Cinematography	Shakti Banerjee
Edited by	Ramesh Joshi
Music by	Hemanta Mukherjee
Release date	29 June 1978 (India);
Running time	172 min.
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Ganadevata (English: The People) is a 1978 Bengali drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar, based on a novel by same name by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay.^[1] The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Ajitesh Bannerjee, Samit Bhanja, Nilkantha Sengupta, Rabi Ghosh and Anup Kumar in lead roles. The epic novel is set in the 1920s during the British Raj, about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal. It had also won the writer Bandopadhyay, the 1966 Jnanpith Award.^[2]^[3]

At the 26th National Film Awards (1978), it won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Child Artist Award for Kanchan De Biswas.^[4]^[5]

Cast[]

Soumitra Chatterjee as Debu Pandit
Kali Banerjee
Sandhya Roy as Durga
Tapen Chatterjee as Tara Napit
Ajitesh Bandopadhyay
Samit Bhanja
as Tarini, the singer
Rabi Ghosh as Haren Ghosal
Anup Kumar
Santosh Dutta as Doctor & Social activist for the rural poor people
Debraj Ray
Madhabi Mukherjee
Sumitra Mukherjee
Monu Mukhopadhyay
Anamika Saha
Santu Mukhopadhyay
Nimu Bhowmik

Music[]

The music of the film was composed by Hemanta Mukherjee. The lyrics were penned by Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Mukul Dutta, Tarashankar Bandopadhyay and Lt. Ganga Charan Sarkar. The songs are:

1. Bhor Hoilo Jagata Jagilo (sung by Manna Dey)

2. Bhalo Chhilo Sishubela (Sung by Sipra Bose)

3. Shone Re Boli (sung by Manna Dey)

4. Dekhe Ja Rey Dekhe Ja (sung by Hemanta Mukherjee and Aarti Mukherjee)

5. Ek Ghentu Tar Saat Beta (sung by Manna Dey)

6. Eso Poush Sonar Poush (Sung by chorus)

7. Lathi Kheye Aar Katodin (sung by Manna Dey)

References[]

^ "Ganadevata". Upperstall.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
^ "Jnanpith Laureates Official listings". Jnanpith Website. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
^ "GANADEVATA (1978)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "26th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^ "26th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

External links[]

Ganadevata at IMDb

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[1] "Ganadevata". Upperstall.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

[2] "Jnanpith Laureates Official listings". Jnanpith Website. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.

[3] "GANADEVATA (1978)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

[26thaward-4] "26th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

[26thawardPDF-5] "26th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

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