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Banhishikha
Directed byPijush Basu
Based onBanhishikha by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Screenplay byPijush Basu
Dialogues byPijush Basu
Produced byJaidev Mishra
StarringUttam Kumar
Ranjit Mallick
Supriya Devi
Olivia Gomez
Tarun Kumar
CinematographyBijoy Ghosh
Edited byBaidyanath Chatterjee
Music byHemanta Mukhopadhyay
Production
company
Shree R. S. Productions
Distributed byChandimata Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 26 November 1976 (1976-11-26)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Banhishikha (English: Flame of Banhi) is a 1976 Indian Bengali-language science fiction action-crime thriller film co-written and directed by Pijush Basu.[1] Based on a novel of the same name written by Nihar Ranjan Gupta and produced by Jaidev Mishra under the banner of Shree R. S. Productions, it stars Uttam kumar, Ranjit Mallick, Supriya Devi and Olivia Gomez (in the titular role) in lead roles;[2] while Tarun Kumar, Rabin Banerjee, Swapan Kumar, Montu Banerjee, Shambhu Bhattacharya and Ashim Kumar in supporting roles.[3] It marks the debut of the Bangladeshi actress Olivia Gomez in an Indian film. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. It plots the story of a man with two different identities - the first one of a respected advocate who is also popular for his contributions to various child-related organizations; while the second of a vigilante gangster who forms up a group of anti socials, in which each and everyone is reared by himself since their childhood and he indulges them into crimes when they grows up as they were thrown out of the society for being whoresons.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder; all music is composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."E Jwala Je Taari Jwala"Gauriprasanna MazumderHemanta MukhopadhyayHemanta Mukhopadhyay3:20
2."Aay Re Shona Aay"Gauriprasanna MazumderHemanta MukhopadhyayRanu Mukherjee3:03
3."Life Is Just A Candle"Gauriprasanna MazumderHemanta MukhopadhyayMs. Mariyan2:46
4."Jahanpana Dher Hoyechhe"Gauriprasanna MazumderHemanta MukhopadhyaySipra Basu2:13
5."Arabic Theme (Instrumental)" Hemanta Mukhopadhyay 3:13
Total length:14:35

Legacy

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Swapan Saha gave a homage to Banhishikha in his film Tiger (2007) starring Mithun Chakraborty, where the protagonist also organizes a group of avengers to abolish corruption in West Bengal.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Movieold (2023-09-08). Banhisikha(1976) | Bengali. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Banhisikha". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  3. ^ "Banhisikha | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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