Guru: Amake Sobai Jaane (English: Master: Everyone knows me) or simply Guru is a 2003 Indian Bengali-language gangster action thriller film co-written and directed by Swapan Saha. Produced by Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films, it stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Jisshu Sengupta, Rachna Banerjee, Kaushik Banerjee, Laboni Sarkar, Kharaj Mukherjee, Locket Chatterjee and Kalyani Mondal in other pivotal roles, with Tapas Paul and Subhendu Chatterjee in guest appearances. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Babul Bose, while the background score was by S. P. Venkatesh. It revolves around a middle-class rickshaw driver of Kolkata named Raja, who always believes in non-violence and keeps himself away from any troubled situation. But all of a sudden to save his family from a notorious criminal named Kedarnath, he has to reveal his true identity from the past, of a dreaded gangster named Guru, which was hidden from his family as well as people of the area, to whom he was known to be a normal and frightened person. It is an unofficial remake of Baashha (1995) which itself is loosely based on Hum (1991).
Guru: Amake Sobai jaane | |
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Directed by | Swapan Saha |
Written by | Snehasish Chakraborty Suresh Krissna |
Produced by | Nispal Singh |
Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Jisshu U Sengupta Rachna Banerjee Tapas Paul Kaushik Banerjee Kharaj Mukherjee Laboni Sarkar Subhendu Chattopadhyay Locket Chatterjee |
Cinematography | B. Satish |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Music by | Babul Bose |
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Distributed by | Surinder Films |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
The name of the film was borrowed from the song Ei Duniya Ajob Chiriyakhana sung by Vinod Rathod from this film itself.
Plot
editGuru is a crime subject where Mithun plays the avenger.
Cast
edit- Mithun Chakraborty as Raja/Guru
- Tapas Paul as Iqbal (cameo), Raja's best friend
- Jisshu Sengupta as Jeet, Police Officer
- Rachana Banerjee as Rinky
- Subhendu Chattopadhyay as Shyam Babu
- Kalyani Mondal
- Laboni Sarkar as OC Rina Roy
- Kaushik Banerjee as a corrupt politician and Don Kedar Nath, the leader of terrorism
- Locket Chatterjee as Mou
- Sandhita Chatterjee
- Dulal Lahiri as Rinky's father
- Sumit Ganguly
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Raja's assistant
Soundtrack
editAll lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit; all music is composed by Babul Bose
No. | Title | Singer | Length |
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1. | "Bhadra Falgun Chaitra Ashar Sraban" | Vinod Rathod | 4:18 |
2. | "Takei Bale Bhalobasa" | Sadhna Sargam, Babul Supriyo | 5:03 |
3. | "Olite Golite Jane Galo Naam" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:28 |
4. | "Ei Duniya Ajob Chiriyakhana" | Vinod Rathod | 5:41 |
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