Santosh Dutta
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Biography: Santosh Dutta (2 December 1925 - 5 March 1988) was an Indian Bengali actor, best known for playing the character of Jatayu in Satyajit Ray's Feluda movies viz. Sonar Kella and Joi Baba Felunath.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Gender: Male
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Dui Adhyay
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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Headmaster
Overview: The school of a remote and poor village shut down, the head master Krishna Prasanna (Chhabi) migrates to city in search of job. He moves with family, wife Labanya (Karuna), nubile daughter (Ranjana) and very young son. He takes residence with his wife's brother. He meets per chance one of his ex students, of whom he used to take free evening classes and many of whom got merit scholarship and became cream of society, a doctor, a judge, successful lawyer, manager of a big bank and so on. Can he cross the barrier and meet them? All have big bungalows and office with watchmen to stop. If he managed to meet them, will they recall his contribution and help their benefactor? If they do, what change he has to bring in himself? Can he?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1959-09-25
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The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha
Overview: Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing the king of ghosts who grants them three boons. How will they succeed in preventing the war between Halla and Shundi which is looming large?
Genres: Comedy Music Fantasy Adventure Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1969-05-08
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The Kingdom of Diamonds
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1980-12-18
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The Holy Man
Overview: A wandering baba initiates a widower layer and his youngest daughter, irritating her boyfriend Satya and the ever-skeptical Nibaran.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1965-05-06
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Ogo Bodhu Shundori
Overview: Gagan (Uttam Kumar) did not like to socialise while his wife Chitra (Sumitra Mukherjee) loved attending parties. One day Chitra's friend Lola invited her to a party. In the meanwhile the Kolkata Book Fair took off and Gagan wanted to go. Savitri (Moushumi Chatterjee) lived with her uncle from an early age. One day her uncle sold her for some money from where Savitri escaped and took shelter in Gagan's house. When Gagan's wife saw Savitri in Gagan's reading room, she went to her grandfather's house. Gagan and Abalakanta (Santosh Dutta) helped Savitri learn etiquette and the ways of genteel society.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1981-03-01
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Ghatkali
Overview: Pravanjan Haldar was a professional matchmaker. He and his uncle Bhombal did this business together. One day Niladri's grandfather called Bhombal and asked him to find a perfect match for his grandson. Prabhanjan and Bhombal started to find the suitable girl. Unfortunately, a single misunderstanding totally changes the scenario. Subhra a modern, young girl who had the ability to become the perfect match with Niladri suddenly faced such a situation where she had to marry an old man. Her all friends and other associates protested against such a decision but Subhra stuck to her words. Oneday she met Niladri and they started to like each other from that very moment. Within few days there, relation became deeper and they wanted to start their life together. After a funny drama, everything solved and Niladri married to Subhra and led a happy life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1979-04-27
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Paka Dekha
Overview: Aparna's father, a police officer, fixes her marriage of his own choice. Aparna does not agree with her father and she flees from home. Her father arrests Aparna's friends and interrogates them one by one.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1980-08-01
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Samrat O Sundari
Overview: Bideshwar Rakshit is a shrewd businessman who has dominance over everyone, except his son Nirmal. When Nirmal falls in love with Bimala, his father refuses to accept their relationship.
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1987-10-31
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The Philosopher's Stone
Overview: An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1958-01-17
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Sriman Prithviraj
Overview: Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1973-09-28
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Jadu Bansha
Overview: A political film reflecting the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1974-04-01
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Ek Je Chhilo Desh
Overview: A scientist accidentally finds a drug that can reveal an individual's past. However, when a few politicians fear their exposure, they plot to kill him.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1977-07-29
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The Middleman
Overview: A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with The Film Foundation, in 1996.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1976-02-20
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The Golden Fortress
Overview: A young boy becomes a target for crooks, after he claims to remember his past life and mentions precious jewels in a golden fortress.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1974-12-27
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Sukumar Ray
Overview: The film presents the life and work of the writer Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray's father. Ray made this film as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1987-06-19
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The Elephant God
Overview: Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, who goes on a holiday with his cousin, Topshe, and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to investigate.
Genres: Mystery Adventure Crime Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1979-01-04
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Letter from the Wife
Overview: A worthy companion to Ray’s Charulata, the film is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore where a young wife goes against her family to save a young girl from the atrocities of the society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Marjina Abdulla
Overview: 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 took some with him and became very rich. But those robbers realized that something was missing from their hidden treasures. So, they began their investigation of the lost treasure. But in the meantime, a neighbor of Alibaba also tried for the same thing but he got caught and killed by the robbers. After that, the robbers successfully traced those hidden treasures, entered the city, and found Alibaba. But Marjina and Abdullah understand their plans and catch them by their sheer intelligence and wit.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1973-03-02
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Harmonium
Overview: A child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1976-06-04
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Charmurti
Overview: Based on Narayan Gangopadhyay’s creation, Potoldangar Charmurti is the story of Tenida and his three followers, who go on a holiday and end up solving a mystery case.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1978-03-01
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Brojobuli
Overview: The story is that Brajraaj Karforma is a veteran office clerk, who usually comes to the office very late and likes to chat with everyone. The main subject of his stories is his fictional heroic activities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1979-01-19
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Asadharan
Overview: Asadharan is the story of Jagabandhu, a man who is always eager to help people. He doesn't even think of his well-being in his efforts to do so. The district's magistrate asks him to help him and reveals the corrupt government officials. Jagabandhu falsely declares his death, hoping to get financial help and the support of the people. No one turns up for his funeral, and he is disheartened. He reveals the corrupt people and leaves his district forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1977-02-18
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Ganadevata
Overview: Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1978-06-29
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Baikunther Will
Overview: Businessman Baikuntha remarries after the death of his wife and is blessed with a second son. Years later, he leaves his wealth to his wiser elder son, which causes friction between the two brothers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1985-04-19
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