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{{short description|1971 mystery novel and 1974 film by Satyajit Ray}}
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| country      = [[India]]
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| language    = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| language    = Bengali
| cover_artist = [[Satyajit Ray]]
| cover_artist = Satyajit Ray
| genre        = [[Detective fiction]]
| genre        = [[Detective fiction]]
| publisher    = [[Ananda Publishers]]
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'''''Sonar Kella''''' ({{lang-bn|সোনার কেল্লা}}), also '''''Shonar Kella''''' is a 1971 mystery novel<ref name="Roy2008">{{cite book|author=Pinaki Roy|title=The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading of the Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi Stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cF3WegP2WzAC&pg=PA111|access-date=19 October 2012|date=1 January 2008|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-849-4|pages=111–}}</ref> by [[Bengali literature|Bengali writer]] and filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]].<ref name="Robinson1992">{{cite book|author=Andrew Robinson|title=Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TnkcLvYRNfMC&pg=PA359|access-date=19 October 2012|date=17 March 1992|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-06946-6|pages=359–}}</ref>  In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named ''Sonar Kella'', starring [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Santosh Dutta]], [[Siddartha Chatterjee]] and [[Kushal Chakraborty]].<ref name="Robinson1992" />  The movie was released in the [[United States]] as '''''The Golden Fortress'''''. It is the first film adaptation of Ray's famous sleuth [[Feluda]] and was followed by [[Joi Baba Felunath (film)|Joi Baba Felunath]].
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Sonar Kella
| name          = Sonar Kella
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| caption        = DVD cover art
| caption        = DVD cover art
| director      = [[Satyajit Ray]]
| director      = [[Satyajit Ray]]
| producer      = Government of West Bengal
| studio      = [[Government of West Bengal]]
| writer        = [[Satyajit Ray]]
| writer        = Satyajit Ray
| starring      = [[Soumitra Chatterjee]],<br>[[Santosh Dutta]],<br>[[Siddartha Chatterjee]],<br>[[Kushal Chakraborty]]
| starring      = [[Soumitra Chatterjee]],<br>[[Santosh Dutta]],<br>[[Siddartha Chatterjee]],<br>[[Kushal Chakraborty]]
| music = Feluda Theme by [[Satyajit Ray]]
| music = Satyajit Ray
| distributor    =
| distributor    =
| released      = 27 December 1974
| released      = {{Film date|1974|12|27|df=yes}}
| runtime        =
| runtime        =
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| language      = Bengali
| budget        = Rs 7 lakhs
| budget        = Rs 12 [[lakh]]
| gross          = Rs 13 lakhs
| gross          = Rs 75 lakh
}}
}}
'''''Sonar Kella''''', also '''''Shonar Kella''''', is a 1971 mystery novel written by [[Bengali literature|Bengali writer]] and filmmaker [[Satyajit Ray]].<ref name="Roy2008">{{cite book|author=Pinaki Roy|title=The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading of the Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi Stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cF3WegP2WzAC&pg=PA111|access-date=19 October 2012|date=1 January 2008|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-849-4|pages=111–}}</ref><ref name="Robinson1992">{{cite book|author=Andrew Robinson|title=Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TnkcLvYRNfMC&pg=PA359|access-date=19 October 2012|date=17 March 1992|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-06946-6|pages=359–}}</ref>  In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named ''Sonar Kella'', starring [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], [[Santosh Dutta]], [[Siddartha Chatterjee]] and [[Kushal Chakraborty]].<ref name="Robinson1992" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chatterjee|first=Soumitra|title=Fun, camels and greed control: Soumitra Chatterjee recalls the shoot of Satyajit Ray's 'Sonar Kella'|url=https://scroll.in/reel/975692/fun-camels-and-greed-control-soumitra-chatterjee-recalls-the-shoot-of-satyajit-rays-sonar-kella|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Scroll.in|date=16 November 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=1 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101071647/https://scroll.in/reel/975692/fun-camels-and-greed-control-soumitra-chatterjee-recalls-the-shoot-of-satyajit-rays-sonar-kella|url-status=live}}</ref> The movie was released in the [[United States]] as '''''The Golden Fortress'''''. It is the first film adaptation of Ray's famous sleuth [[Feluda]] and was followed by [[Joi Baba Felunath (film)|''Joi Baba Felunath'']], in English ''The Elephant God''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=April 2014}}


The film begins with a school-boy Mukul Dhar (played by [[Kushal Chakraborty]]), who is said to be able to remember events of his previous life, and soon receives media attention. Dr. Hemanga Hajra ([[Sailen Mukherjee]]), a [[parapsychologist]], offers his help, believing it might help him in his own research. Mukul always remains sombre and paints peacocks, forts and scenes of battle at midnight; he mentions that he lived in the Golden Fortress [Sonar Kella] and that their house had many gems. Dr. Hajra decides to take Mukul on a trip to [[Rajasthan]], famous for forts, historical importance and desert landscape. Two seasoned fraudsters, Amiyanath Burman and Mandar Bose, plan to kidnap Mukul to capture the treasure. Their first attempt at the kidnapping fails when they pick up another boy, also named Mukul (Santanu Bagchi), from the same neighborhood. Alarmed by this, Mukul's father engages [[Feluda]] ([[Soumitra Chatterjee]]), a private investigator, to protect his son. [[Feluda]] leaves for Rajasthan along with [[Topshe]] or Tapesh ([[Siddartha Chatterjee]]), following Dr Hajra. On their way, they meet Lalmohan Ganguly, a.k.a. [[Jatayu (Lal Mohan Ganguly)|Jatayu]] ([[Santosh Dutta]]), a popular thriller-writer.
The film begins with a school-boy Mukul Dhar ([[Kushal Chakraborty]]), who is said to be able to remember events of his previous life, and soon receives media attention. Dr. Hemanga Hajra ([[Sailen Mukherjee]]), a [[parapsychologist]], offers his help, believing it might help him in his own research. Mukul always remains sombre and paints [[peacocks]], [[forts]], [[camels]] and battlescenes at midnight; he mentions that he lived in the Golden Fortress (Sonar Kella) and that their house had many [[gems]]. Dr. Hajra decides to take Mukul on a trip to [[Rajasthan]], famous for forts, historical importance and desert landscape. Two seasoned fraudsters, Amiyanath Burman and Mandar Bose, plan to kidnap Mukul to capture the treasure. Their first attempt at the [[kidnapping]] fails when they pick up another boy, also named Mukul (Santanu Bagchi), from the same neighborhood. Alarmed by this, Mukul's father engages Pradosh Chandra Mitter a.k.a. [[Feluda]] ([[Soumitra Chatterjee]]), a private investigator, to protect his son. Feluda leaves for [[Rajasthan]] along with his cousin Tapesh a.k.a. [[Topshe]] ([[Siddartha Chatterjee]]), following Dr. Hajra. On their way, they meet and befriend Lalmohan Ganguly, a.k.a. [[Jatayu (Lal Mohan Ganguly)|Jatayu]] ([[Santosh Dutta]]), a popular thriller writer.


Meanwhile, Burman and Bose kidnap Mukul and push off Dr. Hajra off a cliff at the [[Nahargarh Fort]] in Jaipur. Burman impersonates as Dr. Hajra and Mandar Bose as a globe-trotter. Dr. Hajra survives the fall and begins to pursue them. Feluda arrives in [[Jodhpur]] Circuit House and meets Burman, thinking him to be Dr. Hajra. Feluda begins to suspect Mandar Bose based on his clothes and his accent. Feluda even suspects "Dr. Hajra's" conduct as he appears lackadaisical in his research. Mukul keeps saying he is followed by a "bad man". Burman hypnotizes Mukul, who says that the Golden Fortress is in Jaisalmer. Dr. Hajra reaches the same conclusion by learning about the history of the Fort of Jaisalmer from a police inspector. Feluda learns that the [[Jaisalmer]] fort is made of yellow limestone, giving it a golden glow. Mandar Bose tells Feluda that Burman has already left with Mukul for [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]]. Feluda suspects foul play but cannot be sure. By chance, his eye falls upon the card of Dr Hajra; an idea flashes in his mind and he rushes to check the register of the circuit house and finds that it is signed as 'Hazra' not 'Hajra'. He is now sure about the man masquerading as Dr Hajra, and leaves for [[Jaisalmer]] by car. Mandar Bose strands Feluda, Topshe, and Jatayu on the highway. Feluda takes a camel caravan to the nearest train station, from which he takes the next train to [[Jaisalmer]]. At night, In the train, Mandar Bose tries to stab Feluda, who anticipated the attack and almost nabbed him; eventually, Mandar Bose falls out of the train. The three reach [[Jaisalmer]] along with Dr. Hajra. They rush to the fort, where they find Burman and Mukul searching for the treasure. Feluda confronts and captures Burman, telling him that there never was any treasure. They find that Mukul is cured, and return to Kolkata.
Meanwhile, Burman and Bose kidnap Mukul and push Dr. Hajra off a [[cliff]] to his presumed [[death]] at the [[Nahargarh Fort]] in [[Jaipur]]. Burman impersonates as Dr. Hajra and Bose impersonates as a globe-trotter. Dr. Hajra actually survives the fall and begins to pursue them. Feluda along with Topshe arrives in [[Jodhpur]] Circuit House and meets Burman, assuming him to be Dr. Hajra. Feluda begins to suspect Bose based on his [[clothes]] and his accent. Feluda even suspects "Dr. Hajra's" conduct as he appears lackadaisical in his approach. Mukul keeps saying he is followed by a "bad man". After visiting a few fortresses, Burman successfully [[hypnosis|hypnotizes]] Mukul, who reveals that the Golden Fortress is in [[Jaisalmer]]. Dr. Hajra reaches to the same conclusion by learning about the history of the Fort of [[Jaisalmer]] from a police inspector. Feluda learns that the [[Jaisalmer Fort]] is made of yellow limestone, giving it a golden glow. Burman leaves for Jaisalmer with Mukul immediately instructing Bose to follow suit after misguiding Feluda and others.
 
Bose lies to Feluda by saying that Burman/Dr. Hajra has already left with Mukul for [[Barmer, Rajasthan|Barmer]], in order to lead him on the wrong track. Feluda suspects foul play but cannot be sure. By chance, his eye falls upon the card of Dr. Hajra; an idea flashes in his mind and he rushes to check the register of the circuit house and finds that it is signed as 'Hazra' not 'Hajra'. He is now sure about the man impersonating as Dr Hajra, and leaves for Jaisalmer by car.
 
While on their way to railway station, Bose strands the trio (Feluda, Topshe, and Jatayu) on the highway by puncturing the tyre of their car. Undaunted, Feluda and his team takes a camel caravan to the nearest train station Ramdevra, from which he boards on the next train to Jaisalmer. At night, in the train, Bose attacks and attempts to stab Feluda to death, who anticipates the attack and nearly captures him. After a scuffle, Bose escapes to another compartment of the train. However, moments later, Bose falls out of the train after seeing the real Dr. Hajra in the other compartment and assuming him to be a [[ghost]].
 
The trio arrive in Jaisalmer along with Dr. Hajra. They rush to the fort where they find Burman searching for the treasure where Mukul recalls his home of previous life. Feluda confronts and captures Burman, telling him that there never was any treasure even if rebirth exists. They find that Mukul is cured of his obsession of previous life and has found his closure with it, and they return to [[Kolkata]]. This is where the movie ends.


==Characters==
==Characters==
* [[Feluda|Prodosh Chandra Mitter aka. Feluda]]
* [[Feluda|Pradosh Chandra Mitter a.k.a. Feluda]]
* [[Topshe|Tapesh Ranjan Mitter aka. Topshe]]
* [[Topshe|Tapesh Ranjan Mitter a.k.a. Topshe]]
* [[Lalmohan Ganguly|Lalmohan Ganguly aka. Jatayu]]
* [[Lalmohan Ganguly|Lalmohan Ganguly a.k.a. Jatayu]]
* Sidhu Jyatha
* Sidhu Jyatha
* Mukul Dhar  
* Mukul Dhar  
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* Binay Mitra
* Binay Mitra


==Cast in the film==
==Cast==
 
* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as [[Feluda]]
* [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] as [[Feluda]]
* [[Siddartha Chatterjee]] as [[Topshe]]
* [[Siddartha Chatterjee]] as [[Topshe]]
* [[Santosh Dutta]] as [[Jatayu (Lal Mohan Ganguly)|Jatayu]]
* [[Santosh Dutta]] as [[Jatayu (Lal Mohan Ganguly)|Jatayu]]
* [[Kushal Chakraborty]] as Mukul Dhar
* [[Kushal Chakraborty]] as Mukul Dhar
* Shailen Mukherjee as Dr. Hemanga Hajra
* Ajoy Banerjee as Amiyanath Burman/Bhavananda/fake Dr Hemanga Hazra.
* [[Kamu Mukherjee]] as Mandar Bose
* [[Kamu Mukherjee]] as Mandar Bose
* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Sidhu Jyatha
* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Sidhu Jyatha
* [[Haradhan Banerjee]] as Binay Mitra
* Shailen Mukherjee as Dr. Hemanga Hajra
* Ajoy Banerjee as Amiyanath Burman a.k.a. Bhavananda a.k.a. The Fake Dr Hemanga Hazra.
* Bishnupada Rudrapaul as Dibbhojuthi Paul
* Bishnupada Rudrapaul as Dibbhojuthi Paul
* [[Haradhan Banerjee]] as Binay Mitra
* Santanu Bagchi as Mukul, another boy
* Santanu Bagchi as another boy named Mukul
* Bimal Chatterjee as the grandfather of the other Mukul
* Bimal Chatterjee as the grandfather of the another boy named Mukul
* Ashok Mukherjee as the Journalist<ref>{{Citation|title=The Golden Fortress (1974) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072190/fullcredits|language=en|access-date=2019-09-23|archive-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406092459/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072190/fullcredits?|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Ashok Mukherjee as the Journalist<ref>{{Citation|title=The Golden Fortress (1974) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072190/fullcredits|language=en|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref>


==Crew==
==Crew==
* [[Satyajit Ray]] - Director, Screenplay, Music Score (composer)
* [[Satyajit Ray]] - Director, Screenplay, Music Score (composer)
* [[Soumendu Roy]] - Cinematography
* [[Soumendu Roy]] - Cinematography
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==Awards==
==Awards==


[[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] & [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
* [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] & [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
 
* Best Film, Direction and Screenplay, Government of West Bengal, 1974
Best Film, Direction and Screenplay, Government of West Bengal, 1974
* Best Feature Film for Children and Young Adults, Tehran, 1975
 
* [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] ([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
Best Feature Film for Children and Young Adults, Tehran, 1975
* [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]] ([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
 
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] ([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] ([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
 
[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]] ([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])
 
[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]] ([[22nd National Film Awards|1974]])


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Joi Baba Felunath (film)|Joi Baba Felunath]] (1979)
* [[Joi Baba Felunath (film)|''Joi Baba Felunath'']] (1979)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0072190}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629105911/http://www.satyajitray.org/films/sonar_kella.htm Sonar Kella]
* [https://satyajitray.org/sonar-kella-the-fortress/ Sonar Kella (SatyajitRay.org)]
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Mojo title|0319836}}


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Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress)
First edition
AuthorSatyajit Ray
Cover artistSatyajit Ray
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
PublisherAnanda Publishers
Media typePrint
Preceded byGangtokey Gondogol 
Followed byBaksho Rahashya 
Sonar Kella
DVD cover art
Directed bySatyajit Ray
Written bySatyajit Ray
StarringSoumitra Chatterjee,
Santosh Dutta,
Siddartha Chatterjee,
Kushal Chakraborty
Music bySatyajit Ray
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 December 1974 (1974-12-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
BudgetRs 12 lakh
Box officeRs 75 lakh

Sonar Kella, also Shonar Kella, is a 1971 mystery novel written by Bengali writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray.[1][2] In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named Sonar Kella, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee and Kushal Chakraborty.[2][3] The movie was released in the United States as The Golden Fortress. It is the first film adaptation of Ray's famous sleuth Feluda and was followed by Joi Baba Felunath, in English The Elephant God.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film begins with a school-boy Mukul Dhar (Kushal Chakraborty), who is said to be able to remember events of his previous life, and soon receives media attention. Dr. Hemanga Hajra (Sailen Mukherjee), a parapsychologist, offers his help, believing it might help him in his own research. Mukul always remains sombre and paints peacocks, forts, camels and battlescenes at midnight; he mentions that he lived in the Golden Fortress (Sonar Kella) and that their house had many gems. Dr. Hajra decides to take Mukul on a trip to Rajasthan, famous for forts, historical importance and desert landscape. Two seasoned fraudsters, Amiyanath Burman and Mandar Bose, plan to kidnap Mukul to capture the treasure. Their first attempt at the kidnapping fails when they pick up another boy, also named Mukul (Santanu Bagchi), from the same neighborhood. Alarmed by this, Mukul's father engages Pradosh Chandra Mitter a.k.a. Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee), a private investigator, to protect his son. Feluda leaves for Rajasthan along with his cousin Tapesh a.k.a. Topshe (Siddartha Chatterjee), following Dr. Hajra. On their way, they meet and befriend Lalmohan Ganguly, a.k.a. Jatayu (Santosh Dutta), a popular thriller writer.

Meanwhile, Burman and Bose kidnap Mukul and push Dr. Hajra off a cliff to his presumed death at the Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur. Burman impersonates as Dr. Hajra and Bose impersonates as a globe-trotter. Dr. Hajra actually survives the fall and begins to pursue them. Feluda along with Topshe arrives in Jodhpur Circuit House and meets Burman, assuming him to be Dr. Hajra. Feluda begins to suspect Bose based on his clothes and his accent. Feluda even suspects "Dr. Hajra's" conduct as he appears lackadaisical in his approach. Mukul keeps saying he is followed by a "bad man". After visiting a few fortresses, Burman successfully hypnotizes Mukul, who reveals that the Golden Fortress is in Jaisalmer. Dr. Hajra reaches to the same conclusion by learning about the history of the Fort of Jaisalmer from a police inspector. Feluda learns that the Jaisalmer Fort is made of yellow limestone, giving it a golden glow. Burman leaves for Jaisalmer with Mukul immediately instructing Bose to follow suit after misguiding Feluda and others.

Bose lies to Feluda by saying that Burman/Dr. Hajra has already left with Mukul for Barmer, in order to lead him on the wrong track. Feluda suspects foul play but cannot be sure. By chance, his eye falls upon the card of Dr. Hajra; an idea flashes in his mind and he rushes to check the register of the circuit house and finds that it is signed as 'Hazra' not 'Hajra'. He is now sure about the man impersonating as Dr Hajra, and leaves for Jaisalmer by car.

While on their way to railway station, Bose strands the trio (Feluda, Topshe, and Jatayu) on the highway by puncturing the tyre of their car. Undaunted, Feluda and his team takes a camel caravan to the nearest train station Ramdevra, from which he boards on the next train to Jaisalmer. At night, in the train, Bose attacks and attempts to stab Feluda to death, who anticipates the attack and nearly captures him. After a scuffle, Bose escapes to another compartment of the train. However, moments later, Bose falls out of the train after seeing the real Dr. Hajra in the other compartment and assuming him to be a ghost.

The trio arrive in Jaisalmer along with Dr. Hajra. They rush to the fort where they find Burman searching for the treasure where Mukul recalls his home of previous life. Feluda confronts and captures Burman, telling him that there never was any treasure even if rebirth exists. They find that Mukul is cured of his obsession of previous life and has found his closure with it, and they return to Kolkata. This is where the movie ends.

Characters[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Crew[edit | edit source]

  • Satyajit Ray - Director, Screenplay, Music Score (composer)
  • Soumendu Roy - Cinematography
  • Dulal Dutta - Editor
  • Mangesh Deshai - Sound Mixing Engineer (Re recording)
  • J.D Irani - Dubbing Sound Recordist
  • Anil Talukdar - Guide Track Sound recordist
  • Ashoke Bose - Production Designer
  • Debayan Roy - Production Basic

Awards[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Pinaki Roy (1 January 2008). The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading of the Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi Stories. Sarup & Sons. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-81-7625-849-4. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrew Robinson (17 March 1992). Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye. University of California Press. pp. 359–. ISBN 978-0-520-06946-6. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Chatterjee, Soumitra (16 November 2020). "Fun, camels and greed control: Soumitra Chatterjee recalls the shoot of Satyajit Ray's 'Sonar Kella'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ↑ The Golden Fortress (1974) - IMDb, archived from the original on 6 April 2018, retrieved 23 September 2019

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