Sesh Anka

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{{Infobox film
| name = Sesh Anka
| image =
| native_name =
| director = Haridas Bhattacharaya
| producer = Narendranath Chattopadhyaya
| story = Rajkumar Moitra
| starring = [[Uttam Kumar]] [[Pahari Sanyal]] [[Sharmila Tagore]] [[Bikash Roy]] [[Kamal Mitra]] [[Sabitri Chatterjee]] [[Utpal Dutt]]
| music =
| distributor = Kalpana Movies
| released = 1963
| runtime = 131 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = Bengali
| budget =
}}

'''''Sesh Anka''''' ({{translation|The final act}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by Haridas Bhattacharya and made by Kalpana Movies, [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/shesh-anko-movie/13874 |title=Shesh Anko (1963 – Bengali) |website=gomolo.com|access-date=26 April 2017}}</ref> This film was loosely inspired by the 1958 film ''[[Chase a Crooked Shadow]]''.<ref name="HINDU">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/06/26/stories/2009062650331600.htm |title=Puthiya Paravai 1964 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=26 June 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FVZWQEkK?url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/06/26/stories/2009062650331600.htm |archive-date=30 March 2013 |url-status=unfit |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/jwala-1969/article4863554.ece|title=Jwala (1969)|website=thehindu.com|access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> It was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] in 1964 as ''[[Puthiya Paravai]]'' and was an inspiration for the [[Hindi]] movie ''[[Khoj (1989 film)|Khoj]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-23|title=Tamil cinema’s bong connection|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Widower Sudhangsu is going to be married to Soma, daughter of Sir Haraprasad. Sudhangsu is presented as a cheerful person who loves his would-be partner Soma and adores her with all his heart, occasionally gifting her with ornaments. He already declares that his first wife Kalpana committed suicide on a railway track in [[Burma]], stating that she was [[mentally challenged]]. At the time of Sudhangsu's second marriage, a local senior advocate, Suren Banerjee comes with a lady who claims herself as Sudhangsu's first wife. Sudhangsu strongly denies and alleged that she is an imposter. In the meantime, a mysterious person named Samadder invades Sudhangsu's house and steal some ornaments of the deceased Kalpana. The case goes for a trial to determine whether the unknown lady is really Kalpana or not. Advocate Suren Banerjee examines all the witnesses attached to the case. The courtroom drama wrestles to defend the unknown lady's position against her proclaimed husband. Sudhangsu starts losing his sanity with time growing out of his hand. Having no other witness to support his case, Sudhangsu's Barrister Mr. Mitter compels his client to telegram Deben Sen, brother of Kalpana to determine the identity of his sister. The story revolves around the activities of Sudhangsu and his past as the [[courtroom drama]]. Deben, however, recognizes the unknown lady as his sister without an air of doubt. Sudhangsu having lost all his reasons confesses how the lady couldn't be Kalpana as he himself had killed her at Burma when she was not ready to divorce Sudhanshu. Samadder being present at the scene comes from behind the curtain and reveals himself as a private investigator being hired by Deben to investigate his sister's death. The story concludes with the tagline "Crime does not pay".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/KXH/info|title=Shesh-Anka|website=indiancine.ma|access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Uttam Kumar]] as Sudhanshu Gupta
* [[Bikash Roy]] as Karanjakkho Samadder
* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Soma
* [[Kamal Mitra]] as Adv. Suren Banerjee
* [[Utpal Dutt]] as Barrister Mitter
* [[Sabitri Chatterjee]] as Lata Bose/ Fake Kalpana
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Sir Haraprasad
* [[Tarun Kumar Chatterjee]] as Deben Sen
* [[Jiben Bose]] as Mamababu<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0363996}}

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[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
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Khoj (1989 film)

2021-10-28T13:32:35Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Khoj
| image = Khojhindifilm.jpg
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[Keshu Ramsay]]
| starring = [[Naseeruddin Shah]] [[Rishi Kapoor]] [[Kimi Katkar]] [[Satish Shah]] [[Danny Denzongpa]]
| producer = [[Kiran Ramsay]]
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| editing =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1989}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Khoj''''' is a 1989 Bollywood mystery [[Thriller film|thriller]] directed by [[Keshu Ramsay]], starring [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Kimi Katkar]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Khoj-1985 film Vinyl LP Records|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/KHOJ-RAMSEY-PRESS-BOOK-BOLLYWOOD-RISHI-KAPOOR-NASEERUHHIN-SHAH-/251552841128?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a91b7bda8|publisher=ebay|accessdate=2014-06-23}}</ref> This movie was released on 21 July 1989<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khoj (1989) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/khoj-6757|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> and is based on the British movie ''[[Chase a Crooked Shadow]]'' (1957), which was an inspiration for the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] thriller ''[[Sesh Anka]]'' and ''One of My Wives Is Missing'' (TV Movie 1976). The film was remade in Telugu as ''Police Report'' and in Kannada as ''Agni Sakshi''.

==Synopsis==
Ravi Kapoor ([[Rishi Kapoor]]) and his wife Anita are holidaying in [[Kathmandu]]. One night, Anita disappears suddenly. Ravi goes searching her everywhere but in vain. He then files a police report about her missing status, and Inspector Balbir ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) begins the search for her. The next day, Ravi gets a call from Father Anthony ([[Danny Denzongpa]]) saying that his missing wife is with him in the church, but when Ravi meets her, he claims that the woman is not his wife.

Inspector Balbir finds all the evidence is against Ravi, despite his attempts to prove otherwise. Who is this mysterious woman and why is she claiming to be Ravi's wife?

==Cast==
*[[Rishi Kapoor]] - Ravi Kapoor
*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] - Inspector Balbir Singh
*[[Kimi Katkar]] - The mysterious woman who claims to be Anita Kapoor
*[[Satish Shah]] - Bobby Singh Dhabewala / Hawaldar Dobby Singh
*[[Danny Denzongpa]] - Father Anthony
*[[Om Shivpuri]] - Dr. Saxena
*[[Sudha Shivpuri]] - Mrs. Rana
*[[Beena Banerjee]] - Gulabo Singh (Wife of Bobby Singh)
*[[Manik Irani]] - Manka
*Huma Khan — Dancer in song "Bolo Bolo"
*[[Prema Narayan]] - Dancer in song "Aaj Ki Biwi"

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Aaj Ki Biwi"
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 2
| "Yaad Tumhari Jab Jab Aaye"
| [[Nitin Mukesh]]
|-
| 3
| "Sooni Sooni Raaten Hai"
| [[Alisha Chinai]]
|-
| 4
| "Biwi Biwi Biwi"
| [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Chandrani Mukherjee]]
|-
| 5
| "Khoj Mein Kis Ki"
| [[Sapna Mukherjee]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0261001}}

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[[Category:Films scored by Bappi Lahiri]]
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[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by Keshu Ramsay]]
[[Category:1980s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Films set in Nepal]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kathmandu]]
[[Category:Films shot in Nepal]]

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