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Kalankini Kankabati
| Kalankini Kankabati | |
|---|---|
| File:Kalankinimithun.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Uttam Kumar Pijush Basu |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Supriya Choudhury Sharmila Tagore Mithun Chakraborty |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Release date | 22 April 1981 |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | Rs 85 Lakhs |
Kalankini Kankabati (transl. Stigmatized Kankabati) is a 1981 Indian Bengali-language crime drama film directed by Uttam Kumar and Pijush Basu,[1] starring Uttam Kumar, Supriya Choudhury, Sharmila Tagore, Mithun Chakraborty in pivotal roles.
Plot[edit]
Zamindar Raj Shekhar Rai (Uttam Kumar) lives with his wife Sureshwari (Supriya Choudhury), a son and a daughter. Despite being married, he brings Aparna Bai (Sharmila Tagore) & falls in love with her. This tradition is from generation to generation in the house. To save her son from this tradition, Sureshwari sends him to Kolkata city for studying. Meanwhile, Raj Shekhar Rai tries to convince Aparna Bai giving different facilities, but she is in love with another man, who is the henchman of Raj Shekhar. When Raj Shekhar hears about it, he orders to get out from his area, but the henchman desperately comes to meet Aparna Bai to take her with him. By the other henchmen, Raj Shekhar knows about it, as a result, the henchman was killed by Raj Shekhar, but Aparna Bai survives and gives birth a daughter Kankabati. Some years later, Raj Shekhar comes to know it and kidnaps Kankabati to take revenge on Aparna Bai. Years pass, Raj Shekhar's son Shashanka Shekhar (Mithun Chakraborty), returns to his house. Now he sees Kankabati (also Sharmila Tagore) and falls in love with her, but he doesn't know that his mother Sureshwari, has already fixed his marriage with daughter of Zamindar from Nishchindapur. Will Shashanka Shekhar marry Kankabati?
Cast[edit]
- Uttam Kumar as Raj Shekhar Rai
- Supriya Choudhury as Sureshwari Rai
- Sharmila Tagore as Aparna Bai / Kankabati
- Mithun Chakraborty as Shashanka Shekhar Rai
Soundtrack[edit]
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Na Na, Kachhe Eso Na" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "O Amar Kandher Anchol" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Aadho Aalo Chhayate, Kichhu Bhalobashate" | Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar |
| "Bendhechhi Beena" | Parveen Sultana |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kalankini Kankabati (1981) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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