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{{short description|1981 Indian Bengali action film by Shakti Samanta}}
{{For|the similarly named 1960 Bollywood film|Barsaat Ki Raat}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Anusandhan
| image = Anusandhan (1981) film poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical poster of ''Anusandhan''
| director = [[Shakti Samanta]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Anusandhan''|[[Shaktipada Rajguru]]}}
| producer = Shakti Samanta
| screenplay = Shaktipada Rajguru Shakti Samanta
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1 = Dialogues by
| data1 = '''Bengali:''' [[Prabhat Roy]] '''Hindi:''' [[Kamleshwar (writer)|Kamleshwar]]
}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Raakhee]] [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] [[Utpal Dutt]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = Aloke Dasgupta
| editing = Bijoy Chowdhury
| studio = Shakti Films
| distributor = Shakti Films
| released = {{Film date|1981|02|04|Bengali|1981|02|20|Hindi|df=y}}
| runtime = 142 mins
| country = India
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Anusandhan''''' (in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]; {{IPA|en|ə.nʊ.sən.d̪ʱaːn}} {{Translation|'''''Discovery'''''}}) or '''''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat''''' (in [[Hindi]]; {{IPA|en|bər.saːt kiː ek raːt}} {{Translation|'''''A Rainy Night'''''}}) is a 1981 Indian bilingual [[action thriller film]] made in both [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi|Hindi languages]], produced and directed by [[Shakti Samanta]] under his banner of Shakti Films. Based on a novel of the same name by [[Shaktipada Rajguru]], it stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in his debut in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]], alongside [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], [[Utpal Dutt]] and [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiablooms.com/showbiz-details/B/8627/amitabh-bachchan-turns-nostalgic-as-barsaat-ki-ek-raat-completes-37-years-of-release.html|title=Amitabh Bachchan turns nostalgic as Barsaat Ki Ek Raat completes 37 years of release|website=indiablooms.com|date=19 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/celebs/indian/the-life-and-times-of-rakhee-gulzar-108351.html|title=The life and times of Rakhee Gulzar|website=Femina|author=Hemchhaya De|date=27 October 2018|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/50-years-of-amitabh-bachchan-twitterati-celebrates-golden-jubilee-of-the-legendary-actor-in-bollywood-645309.html|title=50 Years of Amitabh Bachchan in Bollywood: Twitterati Celebrates Golden Jubilee of the Legendary Actor in Bollywood|website=latestly.com|date=15 February 2019|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> The film follows Inspector Abhijeet Rai in search of Kaliram, a criminal whom he arrested five years ago, after his pregnant wife gets injured by the latter.

The film marks the second collaboration between Samanta and Bachchan. Majorly filmed in [[Darjeeling]], some portions of the film were shot in [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]]. Music of the film is composed by [[R. D. Burman]], with lyrics penned by [[Gauriprasanna Mazumder]] and [[Anand Bakshi]] in Bengali and Hindi respectively. Rajguru himself wrote the screenplay of both the versions, while [[Prabhat Roy]] and [[Kamleshwar (writer)|Kamleshwar]] served as the dialogue writers. Aloke Dasgupta and Bijoy Chowdhury handled its cinematography and editing respectively.

For the Bengali film, Bachchan himself dubbed his own voice, whereas he learned the lingual pronunciation from Prabhat Roy and [[Jaya Bachchan|Jaya Bhaduri]], his wife. The film is remembered for the classic songs "Haye Re Pora Banshi, "Amar Swapno Je" and "Phete Gelo Kaliramer Dhol". The first song was remade by the Bombay Bicycle Club and the second was used in the international song Funky Bijou Anthem.

==Plot==
In [[Takdah|Takdah tea estate]] in [[Darjeeling]], Hariya Sahu ([[Utpal Dutt]]), famous as Sahuji, is a merchant who has woven a web of corruption in every layer of the social fabric. He supplies materials of inferior quality to the tea garden, and then bribes the accountants to pass his bills. When one of the managers Suresh ([[Abhi Bhattacharya]]), who is also known as Boro Babu, resists, Sahuji pays the workers to go on a strike against the Boro Babu. Besides, he is also involved in rampant smuggling of goods across the border, and everyone from the local jeweler to the local police inspector are part of his intricate web.

While the father has created a position of influence by spreading corruption, his son Kaaliram ([[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]]) has ushered in a reign of terror. He goes to local bars, drinks, and doesn't pay. Anyone standing in his way gets beaten up mercilessly, either by him or his thugs. After getting sufficiently intoxicated, he then indulges in carnal desire by forcefully taking away any of the unmarried village girls for a night of merriment. If the poor girl's parents try to fight back, their house is set on fire. Desperate villagers make a plea to the owner of the tea garden, who calls (presumably) the higher ups in police force and they promise to send someone.

Next day, while crossing a bridge, Kaaliram and his thugs meet a mysterious stranger on a mule, whose face is completely covered in a [[Sombrero]]-type hat popular in that region. The stranger, named Abhijeet ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]), doesn't seem to be aware of Kaali's reputation and has no hesitation in fighting back strongly. Kaali vows to take revenge, but on a number of subsequent encounters, including a drum-playing competition during [[Durga Puja]], Kaali loses to Abhijeet every time. However, the ever so loyal police inspector ([[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]]), always comes to his rescue and prevents him from being sent to jail. However, Kaali's frustration grows.

In the meanwhile, Abhijeet meets and falls in love with Tamosha (in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]) or Rajni (in [[Hindi]]) ([[Rakhee Gulzar]]), the blind daughter of the Boro Babu. One rainy night, Kaali attempts to [[Sexual abuse|molest]] Tamosha, but Abhijeet comes to her rescue. When the police inspector again attempts to drag his feet, Abhijeet erupts in anger, shows his identity as a very high level police officer, throws Kaali into jail, and suspends the police officer.

Abhijeet marries Tamosha and they settle down in a quaint little village named Sonarpur, awaiting the birth of their first child. Meanwhile, Kaali gets out of jail and finds the whereabouts of Abhijeet and Tamosha. He sends Abhijeet away from home by making a fake call for help, and then, enters Abhijeet's home and attacks Tamosha, causing her to [[Miscarriage|miscarry]].

A clue found outside the house ties Kaali with the incident, and Abhijeet confronts him. However, as he is about to drag the handcuffed Kaali to the police station, Sahuji, in an attempt to shoot Abhijeet, ends up killing his son. The story ends with justice, divine and otherwise, presumed to have been served to all (except the unborn child).

==Cast==
[[File:Promotional poster of Anusandhan and Barsaat Ki Ek Raat.jpg|thumb|368x368px|The [[Silver jubilee|silver jubliee]] poster of ''Anusandhan'' and ''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat''.]]

{{Cast listing|* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Inspector Abhijeet Ray
* [[Rakhee Gulzar]] as Tamosha (in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] version) / Rajni (in [[Hindi]] version)
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] as Kaaliram Sahu
* [[Utpal Dutt]] as Hariya Sahu, Kaaliram's father
*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Suresh / Boro Babu (Tamosha's father)
* [[Prema Narayan]] as Phuli (in Bengali version) /Phulwa (in Hindi version)
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Police inspector
* [[Sujit Kumar]]
* [[Nimu Bhowmik]] as Doctor}}
*

==Soundtrack==

=== Bengali ===

{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| all_lyrics = [[Gouri Prasanna Majumdar]]
| all_music = [[Rahul Dev Burman]]

| title1 = Amar Shopno Je
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]

| title2 = Haye Re Poda Bashi
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar

| title3 = Hori Bol Hori Bol
| extra3 = Kishore Kumar

| title4 = Fulkoili Re Fulkoli
| extra4 = Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

| title5 = Otho Otho Shurjai Re
| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar
}}

=== Hindi ===
{{Track listing
| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| all_lyrics = [[Anand Bakshi]]
| all_music = [[Rahul Dev Burman]]

| title1 = Apne Pyar Ke
| extra1 = Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

| title2 = Haye Wo Pardesi
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar

| title3 = Kaliram Ka Dhol
| extra3 = Kishore Kumar

| title4 = Manchali O Manchali
| extra4 = Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle

| title5 = Nadiya Kinare Pe
| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0080376}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:1981 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1981 Indian films]]
[[Category:1981 Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shakti Samanta]]
[[Category:Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:1981 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Shaktipada Rajguru]]
[[Category:1981 action thriller films]]

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