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 byChiranjeet Chakraborty[1]
StarringChiranjeet Chakraborty
Indrani Dutta
Utpal Dutta
Satya Bandyopadhyay
Music byAnupam Dutta[2][3]
Production
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Dipabali Chitram
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget9 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.

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References

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  2. ^ "Kencho Khurte Keute (1995) Bengali Movie Mp3 Songs". webmosti.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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  8. ^ "Awards won by Kencho Khunrte Keute". gomolo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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