Bow Barracks Forever (2004)[1] is an Indian film directed by Anjan Dutt about Anglo-Indians and their difficulties in retaining their identity since the end of British India.

Bow Barracks Forever
Bow Barracks Forever poster
Directed byAnjan Dutt
Written byAnjan Dutt
StarringLilette Dubey
Victor Bannerjee
Avijit Dutt
Neha Dubey
Clayton Rodgers
Moon Moon Sen
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Sohini Paul
George Baker
CinematographyIndranil Mukherjee
Edited byArghyakamal Mitra
Music byNeel Dutt
Anjan Dutt
Usha Uthup
Distributed byCinemawalla
Release date
  • 1 December 2004 (2004-12-01)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi
Bengali

Plot

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The film is about the disaster of the human spirit. It is not easy to fight back the march of progress. Progress brings with it change, often painful, that breaks continuity and destroys tradition, history, power and passion of communities that have lived and grown together over decades. Anjan Dutt's film captures the real-life story of a tiny, resolute Anglo-Indian community right in the heart of bustling north Kolkata trying desperately to keep alive its hopes, dreams, aspirations and identity, as the world around them changes swiftly and tries to impose that change on them and their lives.

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See also

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  • Bow Barracks – a locality of Kolkata, known for being a small hub of mainly Anglo-Indian population.

References

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  1. ^ Anjana Sharma (24 May 2018). Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections. Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-981-4786-43-0.
  2. ^ "Happy birthday Moon Moon Sen: 5 Must-watch films of the talented Indian actress". mirchi.in. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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