Kencho Khunrte Keute (transl. cobra to dig earthworms) is a 1995 Indian Bengali-language action-comedy film written, directed and produced by Chiranjeet Chakraborty, under the banner of Dipabali Chitram. A modern day adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play, The Taming of the Shrew, it stars Chiranjeet Chakraborty himself with Indrani Dutta in the lead roles,[4][5] while Utpal Dutta, Basanti Chatterjee, Satya Bandyopadhyay, Tanima Majumder and Sumit Ganguly played supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Anupam Dutta with lyrics penned by Laxmikanta Roy. The action and dance sequences were also choreographed by Chiranjeet himself.
| Kencho Khunrte Keute | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chiranjeet Chakraborty[1] |
| Starring | Chiranjeet Chakraborty Indrani Dutta Utpal Dutta Satya Bandyopadhyay |
| Music by | Anupam Dutta[2][3] |
Production company | Dipabali Chitram |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | 9 lakhs Rs. |
Initially, Chiranjeet adapted Kencho Khunrte Keute from the Shakespearean play to perform it as a stage drama. In that drama, Chiranjeet, Utpal Dutta and Sumit Ganguly performed the roles of Ananda, Mr. Roychowdhury and Nepal respectively. Later he planned to make a film on it with Dutta and Ganguly reprising their roles, including him. Made on a budget of 9 lakh Rs, it successfully ran more than 75 weeks, in single screens and was appreciated by the masses.
Cast
edit- Chiranjeet Chakraborty[6] as Ananda /Hari
- Indrani Dutta
- Utpal Dutta
- Satya Bandyopadhyay
- Basanti Chattopadhyay[7]
- Sumit Ganguly as Nepal Ghosh /Nepo
Awards
editBFJA Awards (1996):-
- Best Music:Anupam Dutta
- Best Playback Singer (Male):Kumar Sanu[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Kencho Khurte Keute". whatsonindia.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Kencho Khurte Keute (1995) Bengali Movie Mp3 Songs". webmosti.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Kencho Khurte Keute & Chore Chore Mashtuto Bhai on Zee Bangla Cinema". bharatchannels.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Kencho Khoondte Keute (1995) dvd". webmallindia.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Kencho Khoondte Keute movie profile". seventymm.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kencho Khoondte Keute (1995) Bengali movie". induna.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Cast & Crew of Kencho Khunrte Keute (1995)". gomolo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Awards won by Kencho Khunrte Keute". gomolo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "1996 award winners". bfjaaward.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Kencho Khunrte Keute at the Gomolo
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