Purushottam (film)
| Purushottam | |
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| Directed by | Prosenjit Chatterjee |
| Written by | Prosenjit Chatterjee Asit Basu |
| Screenplay by | Asit Basu |
| Story by |
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| Produced by | Prosenjit Chatterjee Bijay Pashi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Prabhakar |
| Edited by | Joy Banerjee Babul Bakshy |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Prosenjit Films |
| Distributed by | Amen Movies Pvt Ltd. |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Purushottam (English: The best among men) is a 1992 Indian Bengali-language action crime film produced, written and directed by Prosenjit Chatterjee in his directorial debut. Produced by Chatterjee under the banner of Prosenjit Films in association with Bijay Pashi, it stars Chatterjee himself in the titular role, alongside Debashree Roy, Abhishek Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Kali Banerjee, Dipankar De, Uttam Mohanty and Hara Patnaik in another pivotal roles.[1] The soundtrack and background score of the film was composed by R. D. Burman.
Prosenjit Chatterjee played the protagonist, Deepak a.k.a. Badshah, while Debashree Roy plays Namita. Prosenjit Chatterjee often mentions the film to be one of those memorable films of his career.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Plot
[edit]Dipak, having completed his B. A. course, decides to pursue higher studies, contrary to his father's wishes. His friends ask him to stand for elections much to the anger of Sunil, a member of the opposition party and son of the area M.L.A. After refusing to withdraw his name from the candidates list, Sunil and others torment Dipak. They kill his father and he is separated from his girlfriend Namita who later marries Alok, a police officer. The rest of the film depicts the fight of Dipak against his enemies in order to lead a peaceful life.
Cast
[edit]- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Deepak / Badshah
- Debashree Roy as Namita
- Shubhendu Chatterjee
- Kali Banerjee
- Dipankar Dey
- Abhishek Chatterjee
- Pallavi Chatterjee
- Pradip Mukherjee
- Uttam Mohanty
- Hara Patnaik
Soundtrack
[edit]| Purushottam | |
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| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Filmi |
| Language | Bengali |
Tracks
[edit]| Song | Singer |
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| "Dite Pari E Jibon" | R. D. Burman |
| "Tumi Ele" | Asha Bhosle, Saikat Mitra |
| "Ki Laabh Hobe" | Asha Bhosle, Jolly Mukherjee |
| "Aaj Andhakar" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Aay Aay" | Kumar Sanu |
References
[edit]- ^ "Purushottam Bengali film". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Purushottam 1992". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "২৫ বছর পর পরিচালনায় প্রসেনজিৎ! পুরুষোত্তম,আমি সেই মেয়ে-র পর প্যান ইন্ডিয়া ছবি". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ MPost (8 November 2023). "Prosenjit Chatterjee to fulfill Pradeep Sarkar's dream". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Did you know this bizarre fan story of Prosenjit Chatterjee". The Times of India. 7 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Purushottam (1992). Retrieved 16 October 2024 – via letterboxd.com.
- ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee to direct Noti Binodini with Kangana Ranaut?". OTTPlay. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee Retrospective "Purushottam" Bengali Film Screening at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 10th September 2015". Delhi Events. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Arts & Entertainment Desk (8 November 2023). "Prosenjit Chatterjee to direct film in Bollywood". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
[edit]Purushottam at IMDb