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	'''''Palanka''''' (English: ''The Bedstead'') is a 1975 Bengali film directed by [[Rajen Tarafdar]] based on a short story of [[Narendranath Mitra]]. It was an India-Bangladesh joint production, with [[Utpal Dutt]] and [[Anwar Hossain (actor)\|Anwar Hossain]] in the lead roles. At the 23rd National Film Awards, India, it won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]. .<ref name="23rdaward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx\|title=23rd National Film Awards\|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]\|accessdate=31 October 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219064158/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=19 February 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf\|title=23rd National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref>		'''''Palanka''''' (English: ''The Bedstead'') is a 1975 [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] [[Drama Film\|drama film]] directed by [[Rajen Tarafdar]] based on a short story of [[Narendranath Mitra]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Palanka (1975)\|url=https://indiancine.ma/RBB\|access-date=2022-01-06\|website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> It was an India-Bangladesh joint production under the banner of Film Art, with [[Utpal Dutt]] and [[Anwar Hossain (actor)\|Anwar Hossain]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=PALANKA (1975)\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7540d48c\|access-date=2022-01-06\|website=BFI\|language=en}}</ref> At the 23rd National Film Awards, India, it won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]].<ref name="23rdaward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx\|title=23rd National Film Awards\|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]\|accessdate=31 October 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219064158/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=19 February 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf\|title=23rd National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref>

	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
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	* Cinematography -- Sailaja Chatterjee (as Sailaja Chattopadhyay)		* Cinematography -- Sailaja Chatterjee (as Sailaja Chattopadhyay)
	* Set design -- S. A. Q. Moinuddin		* Set design -- S. A. Q. Moinuddin
			* Playback Singers -- [[Manna Dey]], Angshuman Roy
			* Make-up -- Noor Mohammad

	== Reception ==		== Reception ==
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	== Preservation ==		== Preservation ==
	~~The original negative~~ of the ~~film~~ is either lost or damaged beyond restoration. Prints are also difficult to trace.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Dasgupta\|first1=Priyanka\|title=JEWELS LOST\|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMS8wOS8yNSNBcjAwMjAw\|accessdate=1 November 2017\|work=Times of India\|agency=TNN\|issue=Kolkata Times City\|date=25 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.~~archive.org/web/20180324224126/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMS8wOS8yNSNBcjAwMjAw\|archive-date=24 March 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref>~~		An almost complete copy of the movie is available in web.

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category: Bengali-language ~~films]]~~		[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]
	~~[[Category:~~ Indian films]]
	[[Category:Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners]]		[[Category:Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
	[[Category:1970s Bengali-language films]]		[[Category:1970s Bengali-language films]]
	[[Category:Best Film Bachsas Award winners]]		[[Category:Best Film Bachsas Award winners]]
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{{Infobox film
| name = Palanka
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Rajen Tarafdar]]
| producer =
| writer = Narendranath Mitra
| starring = [[Utpal Dutt]]<br>[[Sandhya Roy]]<br> [[Anwar Hossain (actor)| Anwar Hossain]]
| music = [[Sudhin Dasgupta]]
| cinematography = Sailaja Chatterjee
| editing =
| distributor = Anis Films (Bangladesh); D. S. Pictures (India)
| released = {{film date|1975|11|7|df=yes}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = [[India]], [[Bangladesh]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
}}

'''''Palanka''''' (English: ''The Bedstead'') is a 1975 Bengali film directed by [[Rajen Tarafdar]] based on a short story of [[Narendranath Mitra]]. It was an India-Bangladesh joint production, with [[Utpal Dutt]] and [[Anwar Hossain (actor)|Anwar Hossain]] in the lead roles. At the 23rd National Film Awards, India, it won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]. .<ref name="23rdaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx|title=23rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=31 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219064158/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=19 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="23rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/23rd_nff_1975.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
The film is set in the period immediately following the [[Partition of India]]. Rajmohan ([[Utpal Dutt]]), a Hindu aristocrat, decides to stay on in East Bengal, which is now part of [[Pakistan]], rather than migrate to India with his family members. His companion in the village is Maqbool ([[Anwar Hossain (actor)|Anwar Hossain]]), a poor Muslim. Rajmohan's family faces financial hardship in [[Calcutta]]. His daughter-in-law writes to him to sell a bed and send her the money. The bed,a huge ornate four-poster bed, which is famous in the village for its size and the quality of its craftsmanship, had been part of her dowry. Rajmohan is annoyed by this, and on an impulse he decides to sell the bed to Maqbool, who makes space for it in his dilapidated hut. This leads to an uproar among the upper-class Muslims in the village, who accuse Maqbool of trying to go beyond his class. Rajmohan too regrets his impulsive decision and wants the bed back. To Maqbool however, the bed has come to be a symbol of his liberation from feudal bondage. He would rather go hungry than sell the bed back. The issue is finally resolved to the satisfaction of all.

== Cast ==
* [[Utpal Dutt]] -- Rajmohan
* [[Anwar Hossain (actor)| Anwar Hossain]] -- Maqbool
* [[Sandhya Roy]]
* Amal Dey

== Crew ==
* Direction -- [[Rajen Tarafdar]]
* Music -- Sudhin Dasgupta
* Cinematography -- Sailaja Chatterjee (as Sailaja Chattopadhyay)
* Set design -- S. A. Q. Moinuddin

== Reception ==
The film did not enjoy commercial success, but was critically well received at the time, winning one National Award and two BFJA Awards. According to one researcher, the film has now "faded into oblivion".<ref>{{cite book|title=Partitioned Lives: Narratives of Home, Displacement, and Resettlement|date=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|page=68|isbn=9789332506206|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3U8BAAAQBAJ&q=palanka+film+oblivion&pg=PA68|accessdate=4 November 2017}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
* 23rd National Film Awards, India (1975) -- [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]<ref name="23rdaward" /> <ref name="23rdawardPDF" />
* BFJA Awards 1976 -- Best Indian film; Best Music (Sudhin Dasgupta)
* Selected for screening at the Fribourg Film Festival (2000) -- focus on Partition of Bengal<ref name="RRTD">{{cite news|title=Fribourg Film Festival has focus on Bengal|url=http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-April.html|accessdate=1 November 2017|work=Bulletin on Film|issue=Vol XLIV, No. 4|publisher=RRTD, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|date=April 2000}}</ref>

== Preservation ==
The original negative of the film is either lost or damaged beyond restoration. Prints are also difficult to trace.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dasgupta|first1=Priyanka|title=JEWELS LOST|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMS8wOS8yNSNBcjAwMjAw|accessdate=1 November 2017|work=Times of India|agency=TNN|issue=Kolkata Times City|date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324224126/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMS8wOS8yNSNBcjAwMjAw|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0313447}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Bengali}}
{{Bachsas Award for Best Film}}


[[Category: 1975 films]]
[[Category: Bengali-language films]]
[[Category: Indian films]]
[[Category:Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:1970s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Best Film Bachsas Award winners]]

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