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Banhishikha | |
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Directed by | Pijush Basu |
Based on | Banhishikha by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta |
Screenplay by | Pijush Basu |
Dialogues by | Pijush Basu |
Produced by | Jaidev Mishra |
Starring | Uttam Kumar Ranjit Mallick Supriya Devi Olivia Gomez Tarun Kumar |
Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
Music by | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay |
Production company | Shree R. S. Productions |
Distributed by | Chandimata Films Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
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
[edit]- Uttam Kumar as Advocate Bilash Behari Ghose and Mr. Rajkumar Sinha (dual roles)
- Ranjit Mallick as DSP Pradyut Ghose
- Supriya Devi as Latika
- Olivia Gomez as Banhi
- Tarun Kumar
- Rabin Banerjee
- Swapan Kumar as ACP Vijay Lahiri
- Montu Banerjee
- Ashim Kumar
- Shambhu Bhattacharya
- Kshudiram Bhattacharya
Soundtrack
[edit]All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder; all music is composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "E Jwala Je Taari Jwala" | Gauriprasanna Mazumder | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay | 3:20 |
2. | "Aay Re Shona Aay" | Gauriprasanna Mazumder | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay | Ranu Mukherjee | 3:03 |
3. | "Life Is Just A Candle" | Gauriprasanna Mazumder | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay | Ms. Mariyan | 2:46 |
4. | "Jahanpana Dher Hoyechhe" | Gauriprasanna Mazumder | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay | Sipra Basu | 2:13 |
5. | "Arabic Theme (Instrumental)" | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay | 3:13 | ||
Total length: | 14:35 |
Legacy
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Movieold (2023-09-08). Banhisikha(1976) | Bengali. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Banhisikha". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Banhisikha | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
External links
[edit]- Banhishikha at IMDb
- 1976 films
- Bengali-language Indian films
- Indian action thriller films
- Indian crime action films
- Indian action films
- Indian science fiction action films
- Indian science fiction thriller films
- 1970s crime thriller films
- 1970s action thriller films
- Indian romantic thriller films
- Indian vigilante films
- 1970s science fiction action films
- 1970s crime action films
- 1970s action films
- 1970s romantic thriller films
- Indian gangster films
- Films about organised crime in India
- Films about criminals
- Films about human trafficking in India
- Films about drugs
- Films about revenge
- Indian films about revenge
- 1976 action films
- Indian police films
- Fictional portrayals of the West Bengal Police
- Films based on works by Nihar Ranjan Gupta
- Films directed by Pijush Basu
- Films scored by Hemant Kumar
- Films based on Indian novels