Shekhar Chattopadhyay

Vasundhara (1986)

Haji and Rupchand are amongst those who oppress the poor sharecroppers of Asmanpur. Eventually, Jagra and Nitai raise their voices against them but are incessantly harassed. ...

Tagari (1985)

A 1985 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Ajit Gangopadhyay. ...

Maa (1984)

Pradeep realises that the real reason for his father's violent behavior at home is due to the problems at the tea garden. When he grows up, he decides to resolve these issues by joining a movement. ...

Gandhi (1982)

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive ...

The Sage from the Sea (1978)

The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventually leads to a tragedy. ...

Pratima (1977)

Pratima is a 1977 Indian Bengali family drama film directed by Palash Bandyopadhyay. ...

The Royal Hunt (1977)

A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indi ...

Barbadhu (1977)

Nishimrigaya (1975)

A thrilling tale of crime and deception as Mr. Gonzales' criminal empire faces collapse, entwined with the mysterious Number Three's dangerous game of love and betrayal. ...

Sangsar Simantey (1975)

Endearingly realist love story between a prostitute and a thief. Rajani (Roy), a streetwalker, shelters the thief Aghor (So. Chatterjee) but he steals her money. ...

Sangini (1974)

This story concerns an honest police officer Amit Sen and his wife Seema. Seema has to kill a smuggler, Changez in self-defence, but she cannot tell anything to Amit. Changez's boss Shamsher Singh harasses her for the diamonds that Changez has accidentally ...

Rodon Bhara Basanta (1974)

Shipra is a poor woman who is molested and killed as she witnesses corruption. The police and lawyer Somnath take up the case and slowly dig into it. He traces the corrupted policeman and comes to know that Karuna, the head lady of the orphanage where Ship ...

Raktatilak (1974)

Master Roop Singh in disguise leads a band of dacoits in Madhya Pradesh. He has a change of heart at one point while hiding from the police and after a series of incidents involving his humanitarian feelings, he tries to surrender to the police but in the ...

Chorus (1974)

A small company advertises for 100 vacancies and 30,000 apply. The applicants are all from the ranks of the poor and there is a virtual riot. Everyone around is seeking for opportunities. Among them are the applicants who desperately need the job, the phot ...

Marjina Abdulla (1973)

Alibaba was a simple, hardworking, middle-class personality who once went to a forest for some purpose. When he entered that forest he found a deep secret, a formula to enter a cave. Actually, that cave was filled with robbed jewelry and gold coins. He too ...

Sansar (1971)

Sansar is a social drama that shows the story of a happy family. Though Shanti is the second daughter-in-law of the house, she is given the responsibility of the house. She helps her husband with money by selling her jewelry to make a machine. Subhas, Shan ...

Interview (1971)

A young Indian man has been assured by an uncle that all he needs to land a lucrative job is to show up to the interview in a Western style suit, but the morning of the interview is fraught with unexpected difficulties. ...

Kuheli (1971)

A Middle-Aged Woman named Sheba comes to an Obscure town named Nijhumgarh to be the Governess of a Renowned Household called "Ray Kuthi". But little did she know about the Bungalow and the dwellers. She is startled to know that two murders took place there ...

An Unfinished Story (1971)

Based on a Bengali story, Gotrantar by Subodh Ghosh. ...

Aleyar Alo (1970)

Deep Narayan, a wealthy and noble man, is killed by his greedy brother Anugraha, who seeks to inherit his property if Deep dies childless. Unaware that Deep's wife, Shree, is pregnant, Anugraha proceeds with his plan. Before dying, Deep confides in his man ...

The Wish Fulfilment (1970)

A young boy wishes to switch roles with his father, and the wish is granted for a trial period. Mrinal Sen made this film for the Children's Film Society of India, based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore. This happens to be the only work by Tagore th ...

Bhuvan Shome (1969)

Bhuvan Shome is a lonely widower, a proud old man and a strict disciplinarian. Looking back on the trodden path, strewn with staunch determination and drab attitudes, Bhuvan Shome, a thoroughly unenchanted man, seeks escape in a holiday. ...

Garh Nasimpur (1968)

Depicted on the backdrop of 1651 when the emperor was Shahjahan and the subadar of Bengal was Shajada Suja. Amidst the conspiracies of the royalty, a young man decides to expose the schemes and reunite with his lover after the Nasimpur territory of Bengal ...

Chiriyakhana (1967)

When Byomkesh Bakshi's new client, Dr. Nishanath Sen, is murdered at Golap Colony, he decides to probe into the case with the help of his close aide, Ajit. ...

Kal Tumi Aleya (1966)

Kal Tumi Aleya' is the story of rise of Dhirapada Chakroborty from his humble background to the post of general supervisor in Mr. Himanshu Mitra's company. It's his journey which shows his various relations with his neighbor whom he calls Sona boudi, Charu ...

Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar (1966)

'Joradighir Choudhury Paribar' is the story of landlords, their ego, love and revenge. Despite ancestral differences, the Choudhury family's landlord and Indrani, the landlady of Raktadaha decide to get married. But circumstances for him to marry Banamala ...

Rajkanya (1965)

Darpa, a cunning man, asks Rajkumari to pretend to be Princess Rajkanya Chandralekha so that he can keep all her riches for himself. However, when she realises the truth, she ensures all his plans fail. ...

The Expedition (1962)

Narsingh, a North Indian taxi driver, attempts to reinvent his life by visiting his native place, but instead gets embroiled in a local Marwari businessman's smuggling and human trafficking business. ...

Sabar Uparey (1955)

Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However, his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who he knew went missing, was in real life spending his lifetime in jail as he was incorrectly ...

Vasundhara (1986)

Haji and Rupchand are amongst those who oppress the poor sharecroppers of Asmanpur. Eventually, Jagra and Nitai raise their voices against them but are incessantly harassed. ...

Sangini (1974)

This story concerns an honest police officer Amit Sen and his wife Seema. Seema has to kill a smuggler, Changez in self-defence, but she cannot tell anything to Amit. Changez's boss Shamsher Singh harasses her for the diamonds that Changez has accidentally ...

Marjina Abdulla (1973)

Alibaba was a simple, hardworking, middle-class personality who once went to a forest for some purpose. When he entered that forest he found a deep secret, a formula to enter a cave. Actually, that cave was filled with robbed jewelry and gold coins. He too ...

Basanta Bilap (1973)

A romantic comedy about a series of clashes between the female residents of a ladies' hostel Basanta Bilap, and four boys of the neighbourhood, aided and abetted by their boudi (sister-in-law). ...