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The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)
A corrupt politician bribes an honest and courageous police officer to get his way. However, little does he know that the policeman joins hands with him only to ruin his political
Biswajit is a renowned barrister. He has two younger brothers, named Indrajit and Abhisek. He along with his two younger brothers creates a very happy family. Indrajit joins the police force by the recommendation of MLA Suprakash Sanyal. Indrajit is a honest, sincere and brave police officer, on the other hand Abhisek slowly enters into a wrong path. Indrajit does not concentrate properly in family. So he has some conflicts and differences with his wife. At this juncture a rape case investigation is handed over to him. A member of the Sanyal's gang named Raja has done that crime. So Indrajit arrested him and placed the file before court. When the trial is almost at the end of its proceedings, then Sanyal's men kidnapped Indrajit's son. Release of Raja is their only demand and they convey it to Indrajit. On the other hand Sanyal's daughter Rupa loves Abhisek. So she helps Indrajit. After refusing the demand of Sanyal, Indrajit defeats all evil forces and reveals Sanyal in front of ...
A dysfunctional family endures chronic illness, unplanned pregnancy, emotional instability, inappropriate affairs, and a host of other issues.
Jagdish leads an ordinary life with his wife, Savitri, but, one day, a man is murdered before his eyes and he fails to save him. He then takes up the identity of Alfred, a vigilante, to fight crime.
A man struggles with his memories of his powerful father.
The violence and upheaval of Calcutta in the 1970s is focalized through a young man coming to the city to study.
Shibnath is released from prison after serving eleven years for assaulting a British officer. His family has now become refugees, with his homeland, following Partition, belonging to a new nation. His wife urges him to make ally with his friend Bipin who is willing to capitalize on Shibnath's legendary reputation for patriotism, by asking to accompany him in electoral campaigns. In exchange, Bipin is ready to arrange Shibnath the job of a school master. However, Shibnath remains disillusioned and mystified by the life that now lies before him away from his beloved—and irretrievably lost—homeland.
The film is about a woman belonging to nomadic tribe from Andhra Pradesh, known as crow hunters, who elopes and moves to south Bengal and makes a living by occult practices. It deals with the issue of exploitation of tribal people by the deceitful landlord.
A family struggles to survive in a slum on the fringes of Calcutta.
An illiterate man and his wife live life on the road after their village was destroyed by a flood. When the man's wife gives birth to a deformed baby, proclaimed to be a 'child of the devil' by the local pundit (Hindu priest), he forces them to abandon the infant and exiles them from the community. The couple's journey then takes them on a series of bizarre and heart-breaking revelations.
Mrs. Iyer and her infant son are traveling to Kolkata with the help of photographer Rajah. When religious tensions flare up and the bus travelers become stranded under martial law, she makes a choice to save him that entwines their lives.
Abastab is a movie about some young jobless men, who are considered to be hooligans, when all they do is to help the people in need. People disregard them, insult them for being rude and whiling away time. When one such boy finds a job after his brother's death, his friends find themselves more useless and wasted. This story is about their struggles regarding life, career, love and family.
Sadhan Bose a small-time businessman leaves for work, Sadhan, incorrigibly, hasn't read beyond the opening page of the morning newspaper. Nabendu his neighbour, brings him abreast of a gruesome murder. One, Sibdas Mullick has been found beheaded. A Madhusudan Maity appears the prime suspect. Sadhan shudders. His mind flies back four years to his room on Patuatola Lane. Sadhan Sibdas & Mudhusudan deal cards in a game of Flush. Mudhu makes a killing. Sadhan smells foul play & voices his misgivings. Suddenly Mudhu is without himself. Flashing a flick knife, he threatens to avenges Sadhan's jibe one day... Evening. Back home, a grim-faced Sadhan tremulously eyes an oversized package on his table. None has hint of the parcel's sender/origin. Meanwhile the police drop by to interrogate Sadhan about his past conditions. Deep into the night. Sadhan site wide-eyed & pale. His hair bristles at the though of Sibdas backed head in that package & Madhu's bloodshot eyes....
Rajani is a well-known prostitute in a small town in Bengal, India, living in a brothel with her teenage daughter, Lati. With few options for a better life, Rajani hopes to arrange a marriage for her daughter with a wealthy local businessman - an idea Lati opposes. Choosing a life of unpredictability and the possibility of education over the known fate of arranged marriage, Lati takes off for Calcutta, encountering several quirky characters along the way.
A pre-teen servant boy dies of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning on a cold winter night in the kitchen. The household is suddenly plunged into psychological turmoil, torn between guilt and fear of a police investigation and the resulting scandal. As events unfold, the employer and his wife reveal their petty, hypocritical selves.
When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at earning a little income -- a man has asked them to take his herd of pigs across a fast-moving river. The current is dangerous, and worse, the wife is pregnant and this would not be an easy task even if she were not. Undaunted and desperate, the couple accept the job and enter the river to face their destiny.
Barun Banerjee, a middle-class bank employee, gets in trouble after the head office sets up an enquiry about previous transactions. However, he soon sees the selfish nature of the world around him.
An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta.
In pre-Partition Bengal, Kuber, a poor fisherman struggles to survive along the wild Padma River. While navigating an affair with his spirited sister-in-law, Kuber becomes entangled with Hossain, a charismatic trader recruiting desperate villagers to settle on the isolated island of Moynadeep.
