Bagh Bahadur
1989 Indian film
- 1989 (1989)
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Bagh Bahadur (Bengali: বাঘ বাহাদুর, translation: The Tiger Dancer) is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed and screenplayed by Buddhadev Dasgupta based on a short story of Prafulla Roy.[1][2]
Plot
The film is about a man, Ghumuram who paints himself as a tiger and dances in a village in Bengal. The movie conveys a strong message as it illustrates the hardships of rural village life in Bengal.[3]
Cast
- Archana as Radha
- Pavan Malhotra as Ghunuram
- M.V. Vasudeva Rao as Sibal
- Biplab Chatterjee
- Rajeswari Roychowdhury
Awards
1989 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film[4]
References
- ^ "#DirectorsCut: 'Bagh Bahadur' symbolizes cultural displacement and the morbid state of dying art forms". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (12 June 2021). "Pavan Malhotra on Buddhadeb Dasgupta's 'Bagh Bahadur': 'Such films stay with us our whole lives'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Shanku (20 January 2021). "Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bagh Bahadur, a masterpiece". FilmSpell. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Pawan Malhotra: Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bagh Bahadur enriched the repertoire I have today". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links
- Bagh Bahadur at IMDb
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Films directed by Buddhadev Dasgupta
- Samayer Kache (1968)
- Dholer Raja Khirode Natta (1973)
- Dooratwa (1978)
- Neem Annapurna (1979)
- Grihajuddha (1982)
- Andhi Gali (1984)
- Contemporary Indian Sculpture (1987)
- Phera (1988)
- Bagh Bahadur (1989)
- Tahader Katha (1992)
- Charachar (1993)
- Lal Darja (1997)
- Uttara (2000)
- Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002)
- Swapner Din (2004)
- Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007)
- Kaalpurush (2008)
- Janala (2009)
- Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa (2013)
- Tope (2017)
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