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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\|name = Charachar		\| name = Charachar
	\|image = Charachar93.jpg		\| image = Charachar93.jpg
	\|caption = A poster for ''Charachar''		\| caption = A poster for ''Charachar''
	\|director = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]]		\| director = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]]
	\|producer = [[Gita Gope~~]], [[~~Shankar Gope]]		\| producer = Gita Gope<br>Shankar Gope
	\|writer = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]], [[Prafulla Roy]] (novel)		\| writer = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]], [[Prafulla Roy]] (novel)
	\|music = [[Biswadep Dasgupta]]		\| music = Biswadep Dasgupta
	\|cinematography = [[Soumendu Roy]]		\| cinematography = [[Soumendu Roy]]
	\|editing = Ujjal Nandi		\| editing = Ujjal Nandi
	\|released = 1993~~<br />7 February 1996 (France)~~		\| studio = Gope Movies
	\|runtime = 97 minutes		\| released = {{Film date\|1993}}
	\|country = India		\| runtime = 97 minutes
	\|language = Bengali		\| country = India
			\| language = Bengali
	}}		}}
	'''''Charachar''''' ([[English language]]:''Shelter of the Wings'', {{~~lang-~~bn\|চরাচর }}) is a 1993 [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali]] [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] based on a novel by [[Prafulla Roy]].		'''''Charachar''''' ([[English language]]:''Shelter of the Wings'', {{langx\|bn\|চরাচর }}) is a 1993 [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali]] [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] based on a novel by [[Prafulla Roy]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Charachar (Shelter of the Wings) \|url=https://www.filmfestival.be/en/film/charachar-shelter-of-the-wings \|access-date=2023-04-15 \|website=Film Festival Gent }}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Lakha ([[Rajit Kapoor]]) comes from a family of bird catchers, but questions the value of catching birds. He, and the older Bhushan ([[Sadhu Meher]]), sell their caged birds to the local dealer. Lakha's wife, Sari ([[Laboni Sarkar]]), complains that he is not ambitious enough because he cares more for the birds than for her, and she starts meeting Natobar. Kalicharan, a city dealer, suggests they sell their birds directly to him. So Bhushan and Lakha take their next catch of birds on the train to Calcutta. Kalicharan invites them to a feast for the ceremony of the birds, with disastrous consequences.		Lakha ([[Rajit Kapoor]]) comes from a family of bird catchers, but questions the value of catching birds. He, and the older Bhushan ([[Sadhu Meher]]), sell their caged birds to the local dealer. Lakha's wife, Sari ([[Laboni Sarkar]]), complains that he is not ambitious enough because he cares more for the birds than for her, and she starts meeting Natobar. Kalicharan, a city dealer, suggests they sell their birds directly to him. So Bhushan and Lakha take their next catch of birds on the train to Calcutta. Kalicharan invites them to a feast for the ceremony of the birds, with disastrous consequences.<ref>{{Citation \|title=Watch Charachar Full Bengali Movie Online \|url=https://www.hoichoi.tv/films/title/charachar \|access-date=2023-04-15 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=CHARACHAR (1994) \|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d31ad56 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230162338/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d31ad56 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 December 2018 \|access-date=2023-04-15 \|website=BFI }}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Shankar Chakraborty]]		*[[Shankar Chakraborty]]
	*[[Indrani Haldar]] as Gouri		*[[Indrani Haldar]] as Gouri
	*[[Rajit Kapoor]] as Lakhinder		*[[Rajit Kapoor]] as Lakhinder
	*[[Sadhu Meher]] as Bhushan		*[[Sadhu Meher]] as Bhushan
	*[[Manoj Mitra]]		*[[Manoj Mitra]]
	*[[Laboni Sarkar]] as Sari		*[[Laboni Sarkar]] as Sari

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{~~imdb~~ title\|id=0106546\|title=Charachar}}		* {{IMDb title\|id=0106546\|title=Charachar}}

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	[[Category:~~1990s~~ Bengali-language films]]		[[Category:1993 Bengali-language films]]
			[[Category:Films based on works by Prafulla Roy]]


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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Charachar
|image = Charachar93.jpg
|caption = A poster for ''Charachar''
|director = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]]
|producer = [[Gita Gope]], [[Shankar Gope]]
|writer = [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]], [[Prafulla Roy]] (novel)
|music = [[Biswadep Dasgupta]]
|cinematography = [[Soumendu Roy]]
|editing = Ujjal Nandi
|released = 1993<br />7 February 1996 (France)
|runtime = 97 minutes
|country = India
|language = Bengali
}}
'''''Charachar''''' ([[English language]]:''Shelter of the Wings'', {{lang-bn|চরাচর }}) is a 1993 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] [[drama film]] directed and written by [[Buddhadev Dasgupta]] based on a novel by [[Prafulla Roy]].

== Plot ==
Lakha ([[Rajit Kapoor]]) comes from a family of bird catchers, but questions the value of catching birds. He, and the older Bhushan ([[Sadhu Meher]]), sell their caged birds to the local dealer. Lakha's wife, Sari ([[Laboni Sarkar]]), complains that he is not ambitious enough because he cares more for the birds than for her, and she starts meeting Natobar. Kalicharan, a city dealer, suggests they sell their birds directly to him. So Bhushan and Lakha take their next catch of birds on the train to Calcutta. Kalicharan invites them to a feast for the ceremony of the birds, with disastrous consequences.

==Cast==
*[[Shankar Chakraborty]]
*[[Indrani Haldar]] as Gouri
*[[Rajit Kapoor]] as Lakhinder
*[[Sadhu Meher]] as Bhushan
*[[Manoj Mitra]]
*[[Laboni Sarkar]] as Sari

==Awards==
*1993 - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]
*1994 - [[Golden Bear]] (nominated) - [[44th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1994/02_programm_1994/02_Programm_1994.html |title=Berlinale: 1994 Programme |accessdate=2011-06-11 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0106546|title=Charachar}}

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[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:1993 drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
[[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:1990s Bengali-language films]]

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