Draft:Banhishikha (1976 film)

Banhishikha
Banhishikha
Directed by	Pijush Basu
Based on	Banhishikha by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Screenplay by	Pijush Basu
Dialogues by	Pijush Basu
Produced by	Jaidev Mishra
Starring	Uttam Kumar; Ranjit Mallick; Supriya Devi; Olivia Gomez; Tarun Kumar
Cinematography	Bijoy Ghosh
Edited by	Baidyanath Chatterjee
Music by	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay
Production; company	Shree R. S. Productions
Distributed by	Chandimata Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	26 November 1976;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

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Banhishikha (English: Flame of Banhi) is a 1976 Indian Bengali-language science fiction action-crime thriller film co-written and directed by Pijush Basu.^[1] Based on a novel of the same name written by Nihar Ranjan Gupta and produced by Jaidev Mishra under the banner of Shree R. S. Productions, it stars Uttam kumar, Ranjit Mallick, Supriya Devi and Olivia Gomez (in the titular role) in lead roles;^[2] while Tarun Kumar, Rabin Banerjee, Swapan Kumar, Montu Banerjee, Shambhu Bhattacharya and Ashim Kumar in supporting roles.^[3] It marks the debut of the Bangladeshi actress Olivia Gomez in an Indian film. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. It plots the story of a man with two different identities - the first one of a respected advocate who is also popular for his contributions to various child-related organizations; while the second of a vigilante gangster who forms up a group of anti socials, in which each and everyone is reared by himself since their childhood and he indulges them into crimes when they grows up as they were thrown out of the society for being whoresons.

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Advocate Bilash Behari Ghose and Mr. Rajkumar Sinha (dual roles)
Ranjit Mallick as DSP Pradyut Ghose
Supriya Devi as Latika
Olivia Gomez as Banhi
Tarun Kumar
Rabin Banerjee
Swapan Kumar as ACP Vijay Lahiri
Montu Banerjee
Ashim Kumar
Shambhu Bhattacharya
Kshudiram Bhattacharya

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder; all music is composed by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"E Jwala Je Taari Jwala"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay	3:20
2.	"Aay Re Shona Aay"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay	Ranu Mukherjee	3:03
3.	"Life Is Just A Candle"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay	Ms. Mariyan	2:46
4.	"Jahanpana Dher Hoyechhe"	Gauriprasanna Mazumder	Hemanta Mukhopadhyay	Sipra Basu	2:13
5.	"Arabic Theme (Instrumental)"		Hemanta Mukhopadhyay		3:13
Total length:					14:35

Legacy

Swapan Saha gave a homage to Banhishikha in his film Tiger (2007) starring Mithun Chakraborty, where the protagonist also organizes a group of avengers to abolish corruption in West Bengal.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Movieold (2023-09-08). Banhisikha(1976) | Bengali. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via YouTube.
^ "Banhisikha". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
^ "Banhisikha | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.

External links

Banhishikha at IMDb

[1] Movieold (2023-09-08). Banhisikha(1976) | Bengali. Retrieved 2024-07-01 – via YouTube.

[2] "Banhisikha". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.

[3] "Banhisikha | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.

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