Ekhonee

Ekhonee 1971

1

Ekhonee depicts the lives and frustrations of a bunch of youth struggling to cope with the adversities of a bureaucratic society. There's a bunch of college students Arun, Tiklu, Shambhu, Biman, Sujit, Urmi whose lives undergo a change after the carefree days of college are over.

1971

Sonar Khancha

Sonar Khancha 1973

1

A renowned singer returns to his town that had forsaken him. He finds his true love but fate eludes him from a union.

1973

Rajbadhu

Rajbadhu 1982

1

Raj Badhu is a comical family drama that is based on a traditional Bengali joint-family life. It tells the story of family relations, of love and family values and the importance of society in our lives. It shows the complex story of different love relations and how its complications adversely affect the people involved. It shows the nature of man and how all things work out for the best in the end.

1982

Antarmahal

Antarmahal 2005

6.00

In late 19th Century, Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a wealthy and tyrannical Zamidar (Squire). He has two main obsessions: his desperate attempts for an heir, which even his new second wife Jashomati seems unable to deliver; and competing with his regional rivals to produce the most magnificent effigy of a goddess for the annual Durga Puja ceremony. This year he concocts a master plan - why not change the face of the goddess for the most powerful woman on Earth - Queen Victoria. Meantime his two wives Mahomaya and Jashomati try to look out for one another especially as Bhubeneshwar begins to sexually assault his younger wife each night. Traumatised and lonely, Jashomati is dangerously drawn towards the youthful sculptor who has been employed to create the great effigy of Durga, Goddess of destruction.

2005

Adhikar

Adhikar 1939

1

Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming to be Indira's stepsister and therefore part inheritor of the family estate. Indira agrees to share her inheritance but then Radha makes a play for Nikhilesh. Ultimately, Radha turns out to be the real and sole heir. Love proves to be stronger than material possession as Indira and Nikhilesh get married and Radha finds happiness with Ratan, a man she had known and loved during her days of poverty. As each character returns to the class of his/her birth, the message hammered home is a warning to people never to transcend their social status.

1939

Basanta Bilap

Basanta Bilap 1973

7.00

A romantic comedy about a series of clashes between the female residents of a ladies' hostel Basanta Bilap, and four boys of the neighbourhood, aided and abetted by their boudi (sister-in-law).

1973

Ley Chakka

Ley Chakka 2010

5.50

South Kolkatan cricketer Abir moves with his family to Dorjipara in north Kolkata which is home to 11 Bullets, a cricket team that is out of luck. Abir gives them their first match win ever and also sets their land free from a political goon.

2010

Shajarur Kanta

Shajarur Kanta 2015

6.00

Deepa and Debasish are married under unhappy circumstances, and their relationship proceeds as such, with little communication or connection between husband and wife. Meanwhile, there is a series of mysterious murders where the quill of a porcupine pierces the heart of the victim, killing them instantly. These two stories converge, requiring the presence of detective Byomkesh Bakshi to solve the mystery.

2015

Shet Patharer Thala

Shet Patharer Thala 1992

1

After her husband passes away at a regressive Shyambazar household, progressive Bandana falls in love with her son's painting mentor, Sudipto Sorcar. However, due to Titli Chatterjee's mother's objection, Bandana gives up on her love and starts living at the orphanage.

1992

Abar Byomkesh

Abar Byomkesh 2012

6.90

Byomkesh, a detective, stumbles upon a case of robbery while recuperating from a prolonged illness. With the only object to be stolen being a group photograph, he attempts to solve the mystery.

2012

Chorus

Chorus 1974

6.50

A small company advertises for 100 vacancies and 30,000 apply. The applicants are all from the ranks of the poor and there is a virtual riot. Everyone around is seeking for opportunities. Among them are the applicants who desperately need the job, the photographer who is busy seeking a scoop, the village moneylender who is busy exploiting the poor, the ineffective police, the employers who are advertising posts even while a six month old strike has nearly caused the workmen to become destitute. It is a story of society captured in a tiny framework of a small business. Ultimately, the workmen, the unemployed and the farmers all get to gether to protest against this exploitation.

1974

Jibon Sathi

Jibon Sathi 2007

1

A greedy father makes a decision to change his daughter's betrothed for Rupees 20,000 per month. A fight ensues.

2007

Gharjamai

Gharjamai 2008

1

Amar Banerjee, a businessman, has two wives, Mamata and Sabitri, living in different homes. His shrewd manager Mahim Ghoshal reveals the truth to Mamata, offering to kill Sabitri if she pays him well.

2008

Bandhan

Bandhan 2004

6.20

Mina narrates the story to the audience. She is no more and her husband stays with their son in Singapore. They have no contact with her family as she had married against her family's wish.

2004

Vidyapati

Vidyapati 1937

1

Classic celebration of Mithila's King Shiva Singha's (Bannerjee/Kapoor) love for his wife while chronicling the influence of the pacifist court poet Bidyapati (Sanyal). Invited to the royal court by the king, Bidyapati arrives with his faithful follower Anuradha (Kanan Devi). Queen Laxmi (Chhaya Devi) falls in love with the poet, much to the distress of the king. The king falls ill and starts neglecting his royal duties until Anuradha persuades him that true love does not need reciprocation. The queen, equally distressed by her divided loyalties, contemplates suicide, encouraged by the prime minister who is worried by the nefarious impact of Bidyapati's poetry on the king.

1937

Dhakee

Dhakee 2009

1

Dhakee revolves around a rural drummer, who makes a living by playing at pujas and other ritual ceremonies. His wife helps make ends meet by making mattresses. But when his daughter falls sick, he finds that he cannot pay for her treatment, and goes to the city to play at the Durga Puja in order to earn enough money.

2009

Lokkhi Chele

Lokkhi Chele 2022

7.00

The Indian Bengali film tells us a story about the life of a young doctor who stood against the social superstitions prevalent in the rural areas and is hell bent on bringing in a sea of changes among the villagers.

2022

Borunbabur Bondhu

Borunbabur Bondhu 2020

8.00

Borun Chakraborty, a grumpy old man, leads a lonely life with his bedridden wife and an emotionally distant family. Things take a turn for the unexpected after the country's president gets in touch with him.

2020

Bidhir Bidhan

Bidhir Bidhan 1991

1

Satya's life takes an unexpected turn when he loses one of his hands in the war front. To add to his troubles, Jiten Chowdhury, a village head and womanizer, falsely accuses him and sends him to jail with a lifetime imprisonment when he refuses to listen to him.

1991

Mayer Adhikar

Mayer Adhikar 1998

1

Unhappy with the marriage, a rich man's mother drives her pregnant daughter-in-law, Asha, out of the house. However, years later, her son sets out to exact revenge against the injustice.

1998