Swapan Saha
Directing
Biography
One of the most successful film directors in the Kolkata film industry, Swapan Saha, reigned the industry during the 1990s and 2000s, having made more than 100 films. The most notable movies in his career include Bhai Amar Bhai in 1996, Baba Keno Chakar (1998), Guru in 2003, followed by Agni in 2004, and later Hungama (2006) and Golmaal (2008). Swapan made his directorial debut with Bedenir Prem (1992), a movie about a King's son who gets lost when he was a kid, and is brought up by a group of snake charmers. After being found in adulthood, he finds it difficult to adjust to the luxurious life of his King father. It starred Chiranjit, Lily Chakraborty, Nimu Bhowmick, Shakuntala Barua, Anju Ghosh and Soukat Akbar in the lead roles. In the following years, he was the filmmaker for movies like Biswas Abiswas in 1994, Sujan Sakhi and Naginkanya in 1995, but Bhai Amar Bhai in 1996 turned out to be one of the biggest films of his career. Starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee and Anushree Das in the lead role, the film went on to become one of the biggest successes of Bengali cinema. The movie is a story of three siblings who run away from a murderous zamindar after he kills their father. The three grow up to take revenge of their father's murder. It was the first Bengali film to cross a collection of Rs. 1 crore at the box office. Swapan's next popular film Bakul Priya (1997), which again starred Prosenjit in the lead role opposite Satabdi Roy, was the story of adolescent love gone awry in adulthood, and the film turned out to be quite successful commercially. The director's Baba Keno Chakar in 1998 was the story of a father whose son abandons him when he needs him the most. The son not only refuses to stand by his father, but also makes him a slave in his own family. This movie had Prosenjit, Rituparna Sengupta and Abdur Razzak star in the lead roles, and is one among Swapan's most loved films. Then came the director's Guru Shishya in 2001, which starred the legendary Soumitra Chatterjee in the role of a music guru Shankar Maharaj. Guru Shishya revolves around a guru who quits teaching music as his students do not follow his instructions, but Kishore (Prosenjit) starts working as a domestic worker in his house, on the insistence of the Guru's daughter, just to learn music. After Shankar Maharaj comes to know of his daughter's plan and also that the two have fallen in love, he asks Kishore to break their relationship as a token of gratitude to his teaching. The director continued with films like Sabuj Saathi in 2003, Coolie and Annaye Atyachar in 2004, and Debi in 2005, which were liked by audiences.
Known For
Ashoke whiles away his time smoking and drinking alcohol, using his father's hard-earned money. He falls in love with Priya, unaware of the fact that she is in love with another man, Rahul. Then Ashoke changes his mind, opens up a fast food shop, feeds Rahul and asks for a bank loan to him in exchange for his behavioural change.
Sajani
Bijoy moves to Kolkata with his younger brother, Raju, and starts leading a simple life. However, Bijoy is compelled to battle two anti-socials, when they kill Raju to win the elections.
Ghatak
Sabuj learns that Saathi, the girl he loves, is his friend Rahul's girlfriend and decides to conceal his feelings for her while secretly doing everything to keep her happy.
Sabuj Saathi
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Santan Jakhan Satru
A Bengali romantic movie where Shubho, an undergraduate college student who often fell foul with antisocials lives an exceptionally indisciplined lifestyle. What happens when Shubho drops deeply in love with the sister of a police superintendent, who loathed him so much to contract a local goon to kill him. What happens when Subho flees with his love for good enraging her possessive brother?
Hero
A bridegroom disagrees to marry due to the non-payment of dowry by the bride's father. In spite of his brother's request, he remains stubborn and decides to stop his wedding.
Kartabya
Awbhoy is an honest man who wants nothing other than becoming a police officer. While his training is in progress, he falls madly in love with a young woman who has a job interview.
Shatrur Muqabila
Joy, a thief, helps Anjali to become a singer and falls in love with her. But their romance is disrupted when her wedding is fixed with another boy, Sandip. Anjali's stepmother, Madhobi, blamed Joy as a thief and threw him out from her house. Anjali tried to find out Joy. At the moment of a function Anjali told the whole story of her life to the audience and proposed to Joy and accepted him..
Sakal Sandhya
Sneher Protidan is a 2003 Indian Bengali drama film released on 2003. The film is directed by Swapan Saha, produced by Paban Kanoria.
Sneher Protidan
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Mayer Bandhan
When a fire breaks out, three children lose their father and get separated from each other while escaping. However, when the siblings reunite, they vow to take revenge against their father's killer.
Bhai Amar Bhai
A working-class man of good character struggles to help his siblings move up in the world, and to protect them from the evil intentions of his gangster enemies.
Guru
An inebriated Udayan spends a night with his friend's daughter, Kunti, mistaking her to be his wife. Unaware of this, he leaves the next morning; thus, creating problems that turn into utter chaos.
Annaye Atyachar
When the younger brother of the Chowdhury family falls in with the daughter of the rival Ray family, the latter goes to extreme lengths to make the former's life miserable.
Kurukshetra
L. Chowdhury, a simple villager, who lives with his sister, finds his life turned upside down because of an unexpected accident.
Manush Keno Beiman
Amar, the eldest of four siblings, works hard in order to provide a better life for his younger brothers and sisters. However, his life falls apart when his younger sister meets with an accident and becomes blind. How will Amar and his family deal with this catastrophe?
Sukh Dukher Sansar
A woman can inherit her father's fortune only if she gets married sooner. She ties the knot with an poor man who is in dire need of money.
Jamai Raja
Two neighbouring families are embroiled in a bitter rivalry. However, in an expected turn of events, the son of one family falls in love with the daughter of the other.
Tomai Pabo Bole
A rich businessman adopts Shankar into his family. Years later, Shankar proves his loyalty by saving his master's house Chowdhury Villa from his biggest rival Rudraprasad Sen.
Annadata
Choitali, a rich girl, marries Arun against her family's wishes. Soon, their relationship turns sour and the bone of contention between the couple is the man's nephew.