Annadata (2002 film): Difference between revisions

'''''Annadaata''''' is a 2002 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] directed by [[Ravi Kinagi]] and produced by  Kusum Dhanuka under the banner of  [[Eskay Movies]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=ফেরদৌসের সঙ্গে কথা বলায় শ্রীলেখাকে ফোন করেন প্রসেনজিৎ!|url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/home/printnews/225970/2020-06-19|url-status=live|access-date=12 November 2020|website=www.deshrupantor.com}}</ref> The film features actors [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] and [[Sreelekha Mitra]] in the lead roles. Music of the film was composed by Babul Bose.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annadata (2002)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/annadata-movie/15203|website=Gomolo.com|url-status=dead|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> The film was a remake of 1990 Hindi film ''[[Swarg]]'' which was a loosely based on 1967 movie ''[[Mehrban]]'' which itself was a remake of the 1960 Tamil movie ''[[Padikkadha Medhai]]'' which in turn was a remake of 1953 Bengali film ''Jog Biyog'' based on the novel of same name by [[Ashapoorna Devi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil cinema's bong connection|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> The film stars [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] in role of Shankar which was played by [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Krishna in Swarg whereas [[Abdur Razzak]] played the role of [[Rajesh Khanna]]. The film was highly successful at box office. It was declared '''Superhit'''.

Initially [[Rituparna Sengupta]] was offered to play the role of Barsha. After she refused, [[Mouli Ganguly]] and then [[Rachna Banerjee]] were considered for the role. After both of them eschewed the role, it went to [[Sreelekha Mitra]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=শ্রীলেখার পাল্টা জবাবে সরব টলিপাড়া|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/on-the-reverse-side-of-the-debate-on-nepotism-1.1166195|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 July 2020|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn}}</ref>

[[Category:Bengali-language films]]

[[Category:Indian films]]