Bagh Bondi Khela (English: The Caged Tiger Game) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language political action crime-thriller film co-written and directed by Pijush Basu.[2] It is based on a novel written by Prafulla Roy which stars Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Partha Mukherjee and Mahua Roy Chowdhury in lead roles.[3] This movie is believed to be Uttam Kumar’s best appearance as an antagonist.[4][5] The film become superhit at the box office.
| Bagh Bondi Khela | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Pijush Basu |
| Written by | Prafulla Roy Pijush Basu (screenplay) |
| Based on | Prothom Tarar Alo novel by Prafulla Roy |
| Produced by | Asima Bhattacharya[1] |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Partho Mukherjee Mahua Roychoudhury |
| Cinematography | Ganesh Bose |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Dipankar Chattopadhyay Asima Mukherjee (background score) |
Production company | Pompy Films |
| Distributed by | Bishwajit Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editBhabesh Banerjee is a corrupt and loose character. He lives in Ranipur, involved with unauthorised business, smuggling and immoral trafficking. His son Rajesh is an honest man who loves Dolon. Bhabesh cheated Dolon's father using counterfeit documents. When Rajesh comes to visit his father, Bhabesh gifts all his properties to Rajesh for getting political mileage and enters into politics. Bhabesh's second wife Bibha knows the whole plot and reveals it to Rajesh. When the police come to arrest Bhabesh, he commits suicide.[6]
Cast
edit- Uttam Kumar as Bhabesh Banerjee
- Supriya Chowdhury as Bibha
- Partho Mukherjee as Rajesh
- Mahua Roychoudhury as Dolon
- Asit Baran as Dolon's father
- Samita Biswas as Bhabesh's first wife
- Sulata Chowdhury
- Kalyani Mondal
- Ashim Kumar
- Dilip Bose
Production
editThe film is based on Prothom Tarar Alo novel wrote by Prafulla Roy. After reading the novel Uttam call Prafulla to purchased the rights of the novel which he forget that he wrote this novel. Prafulla said Kumar that this film didn't worked at the box office because people not accepted Kumar as an full antagonist. Despite Uttam take the risk and finally shooting become ended.[7] Producer of the film is Ashima Bhattachariya under her production house Pompy Films with whom Kumar worked before hit films Chowrangee and Mamsaheb.[8]
Soundtrack
edit| Bagh Bandi Khela | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Dipankar Chatterjee | |
| Released | 1975 |
| Recorded | 1974 |
| Studio | Pompy Films |
| Length | 0:07:12 |
| Label | SA RE GA MA PA |
| Producer | Ashima Mukherjee |
All lyrics are written by Pulak Banerjee; all music is composed by Dipankar Chatterjee
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aay Aay Aasmani Kabutar" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Tukro Hasir Tol Phoryara" | Manna Dey | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 7:12 | ||
Reception
editReviews
editThe Times of India wrote an article Even dirty politics become enjoyable when you have Uttam Kumar on the screen. However, his brilliant portrayal of a corrupt aspiring political leader is quite chilling to the bone. It’s also the mark of an elite actor to essay all that is related to a corrupt, lusty and greedy system.[9]
During Kumar buy the rights of the novel writer Prafulla Roy told Kumar that the film don't worked at the box office but after film release it's get overwhelming response from the critics and audiences and become superhit. The film is remembered as Uttam Kumar's one of the first films he performed as an antagonist.[4] Before this film, he also played negative characters in many movies, including Kuhak in 1960, Aparichita in 1969,[10] Stree in 1972.[11] The film become super hit at the box office.[4][7]
References
edit- ^ "Bagh Bondi Khela".
- ^ "Bagh Bondi Khela (1975)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
- ^ a b c "Bengali actors and their most unconventional roles". The Times of India. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Mahanayak Uttam Kumar on his 35th death anniversary". 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Bagh Bondi Khela". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, শুভদীপ (3 September 2023). "Article on villain Uttam Kumar খলনায়ক উত্তম কুমার". Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্যের লেখা 'মেমসাহেব' নিয়ে সিনেমা করায় প্রথম চয়েস ছিলেন সুচিত্রা, পরে কাজ করেন অপর্ণা". TheWall (in Bengali). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Revisiting the Uttam Kumar classics". The Times of India. 3 September 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Aparichita (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Bengali films that proved Uttam Kumar was not just a romantic matinee idol". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 June 2024.