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{{short description|1965 film by Satyajit Ray}} | {{short description|1965 film by Satyajit Ray}} | ||
{{about||the Nepali film|Mahapurush (2022 film)}} | |||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Mahapurush | | name = Mahapurush | ||
| image = Mahapurush.jpg | | image = Mahapurush poster.jpg | ||
| alt = Poster for Mahapurush | | alt = Poster for Mahapurush | ||
| caption = Poster for ''Mahapurush'' | | caption = Poster for ''Mahapurush'' | ||
| director = [[Satyajit Ray]] | | director = [[Satyajit Ray]] | ||
| producer = RDB & Co | | producer = RDB & Co | ||
| screenplay = | | screenplay = Satyajit Ray | ||
| based_on = {{based on|''Birinchibaba''| | | based_on = {{based on|''Birinchibaba''|Rajshekhar Basu}} | ||
| starring = Charuprakash Ghosh<br />Satindra Bhattacharya<br />[[Rabi Ghosh]]<br />[[Santosh Dutta]] | | starring = Charuprakash Ghosh<br />Satindra Bhattacharya<br />[[Rabi Ghosh]]<br />[[Santosh Dutta]] | ||
| music = [[Satyajit Ray]] | | music = [[Satyajit Ray]] | ||
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| editing = [[Dulal Dutta]] | | editing = [[Dulal Dutta]] | ||
| released = {{film date|df=y|1965|5|7}} | | released = {{film date|df=y|1965|5|7}} | ||
| runtime = 65 | | runtime = 65 minutes | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| language = Bengali | | language = Bengali | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Mahapurush''''' ({{Translation|The Holy Man}}) is a 1965 Indian film directed by [[Satyajit Ray]], based on a short story ''Birinchibaba'' by [[Rajshekhar Basu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robinson |first=Andrew |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9LQ8EAAAQBAJ&dq=Mahapurush+books+ray&pg=PT101 |title=Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker |date=2021-09-23 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-350-25851-8 }}</ref> | |||
'''''Mahapurush''''' ({{ | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
After the death of his wife, Gurupada Mitra (Prasad Mukherjee), an advocate, has not been at peace. He and his daughter Buchki (Gitali Roy), meet Birinchi (Charuprakash Ghosh). Birinchi Baba claims to be ageless. He tells stories from the past; about his arguments with | After the death of his wife, Gurupada Mitra (Prasad Mukherjee), an advocate, has not been at peace. He and his daughter Buchki (Gitali Roy), meet Birinchi (Charuprakash Ghosh). Birinchi Baba claims to be ageless. He tells stories from the past; about his arguments with [[Plato]] about time, how he taught [[Mass–energy equivalence|E=mc<sup>2</sup>]] to [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], and was on first-name terms with [[Jesus|Jesu]] (Christ) and [[Gautama Buddha|Gautam]] (Buddha). Birinchi Baba has a growing band of rich devotees. | ||
Gurupada decides to patronize the holy man and become his disciple. Daughter Buchki is disappointed with her lover Satya. To teach him a lesson, she tells Satya that she is going to leave him and become a disciple of Birinchi Baba. | Gurupada decides to patronize the holy man and become his disciple. Daughter Buchki is disappointed with her lover Satya. To teach him a lesson, she tells Satya that she is going to leave him and become a disciple of Birinchi Baba. | ||
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* Satindra Bhattacharya as Satya | * Satindra Bhattacharya as Satya | ||
* [[Santosh Dutta]] as Professor Nani | * [[Santosh Dutta]] as Professor Nani | ||
* Geetali Roy as Buchki/Neelima, Gurupada's younger daughter | * [[Geetali Roy]] as Buchki/Neelima, Gurupada's younger daughter | ||
* Prasad Mukherjee as Gurupada Mittir | * Prasad Mukherjee as Gurupada Mittir | ||
* Renuka Roy as Nani's wife/Gurupada's elder daughter | * Renuka Roy as Nani's wife/Gurupada's elder daughter | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140930030259/http://www.satyajitray.org/films/kapurus.htm Mahapurush (SatyajitRay.org)] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140930030259/http://www.satyajitray.org/films/kapurus.htm Mahapurush (SatyajitRay.org)] | ||
* {{IMDb title|0059417|Mahapurush}} | * {{IMDb title|0059417|Mahapurush}} | ||
* {{TCMDb title|id=558503}} | |||
{{Satyajit Ray}} | {{Satyajit Ray}} | ||
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[[Category:1965 films]] | [[Category:1965 films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by Satyajit Ray]] | [[Category:Films directed by Satyajit Ray]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali-language | [[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Films about religion]] | [[Category:Films about religion]] | ||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Satyajit Ray]] | [[Category:Films with screenplays by Satyajit Ray]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1965 Bengali-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]] | |||
[[Category:Films about con artists]] | |||
{{1960s-Bengali-film-stub}} | {{1960s-Bengali-film-stub}} | ||
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| Mahapurush | |
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| Poster for Mahapurush Poster for Mahapurush | |
| Directed by | Satyajit Ray |
| Produced by | RDB & Co |
| Screenplay by | Satyajit Ray |
| Based on | Birinchibaba by Rajshekhar Basu |
| Starring | Charuprakash Ghosh Satindra Bhattacharya Rabi Ghosh Santosh Dutta |
| Music by | Satyajit Ray |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Mahapurush (transl. The Holy Man) is a 1965 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story Birinchibaba by Rajshekhar Basu.[1]
Plot[edit | edit source]
After the death of his wife, Gurupada Mitra (Prasad Mukherjee), an advocate, has not been at peace. He and his daughter Buchki (Gitali Roy), meet Birinchi (Charuprakash Ghosh). Birinchi Baba claims to be ageless. He tells stories from the past; about his arguments with Plato about time, how he taught E=mc2 to Einstein, and was on first-name terms with Jesu (Christ) and Gautam (Buddha). Birinchi Baba has a growing band of rich devotees.
Gurupada decides to patronize the holy man and become his disciple. Daughter Buchki is disappointed with her lover Satya. To teach him a lesson, she tells Satya that she is going to leave him and become a disciple of Birinchi Baba.
Satya turns to his friend Nibaran for his help. It does not take Nibaran long to realize that Birinchi Baba is a fraud. Nibaran and friends expose Birinchi Baba. The devotees feel foolish and perhaps have learnt a lesson.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Charuprakash Ghosh as Birinchi Baba, the self-proclaimed Godman and the con-artist
- Rabi Ghosh as Birinchi Baba's assistant, his disciple/(originally) his nephew Kyabla
- Somen Bose as Nibaran da
- Satya Bandopadhyay as Nitai da
- Haridhan Mukherjee as Ganesh Mama
- Satindra Bhattacharya as Satya
- Santosh Dutta as Professor Nani
- Geetali Roy as Buchki/Neelima, Gurupada's younger daughter
- Prasad Mukherjee as Gurupada Mittir
- Renuka Roy as Nani's wife/Gurupada's elder daughter
Preservation[edit | edit source]
The Academy Film Archive preserved Mahapurush in 2005.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Robinson, Andrew (23 September 2021). Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-25851-8.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
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