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Lathi (1996 film)

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Lathi
Directed byPrabhat Roy
Screenplay byPrabhat Roy
Story byPrabhat Roy
Produced byShanti Film Corporation
Starring
CinematographyKartik Bose
Music byBappi Lahiri
Release date
  • 20 December 1996 (1996-12-20)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Lathi (transl. Stick) is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Prabhat Roy.[1] Produced by Shanti Film Corporation, it stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist, with an ensemble cast consisting of Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Plot

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Atindranath Banerjee, during his old-age and after his retirement after the long-term service in a local school, gets recognition and farewell from the same.

While returning home he gets his son-in-law, Somnath (Prosenjit Chatterjee) and his daughter Lipi (Satabdi Roy) to him back home. But, while returning home he finds that some daily availer is beating and harassing an old women belonging to the lower section of the society and stating that she is a kidnapper. He protests and saves that old women.

By the harassment of his sons (Koushik Bannerjee, Bodhiswatta) and daughters in law he decides to treat them using a stick and help them to improve. But, his youngest son (Abhishek Chatterjee) marries Banani (Rituparna Sengupta) without letting his father know.

But his father, provides everything and they started living in a slum and started teaching there. But, there also a political leader started harassing him. Meanwhile, his granddaughter Sonali(June Malia) gets involved in a sexual relationship with Tota Roychowdhury and gets pregnant. But at last everything becomes okay by the request of Victor Banerjee and he finishes the political leader and gets back to the slum and starts teaching there again.

Lathi (stick) here in this movie is used and stated that it is used by old man to improve the quality of living.

Cast

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Awards

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Title Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
National Award 1997 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare Robin Agarwal, Prabhat Roy Won [2]
BFJA Award 1997 Best Actor in a Leading Role Victor Banerjee Won
Best Art Direction Kartik Bose Won [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lathi (1996)". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "1997 award winners". bfjaaward.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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