Purushottam (English: The best among men) is a 1992 Indian Bengali-language action crime film produced, written and directed by Prosenjit Chatterjee, in his directorial debut. It stars Chatterjee in the titular role, alongside Debashree Roy, Abhishek Chatterjee and Pallavi Chatterjee in lead roles, with Jagannath Guha, Dipankar De, Subhendu Chatterjee, Uttam Mohanty and Hara Patnaik in supporting roles.[1] The soundtrack and background score of the film was composed by R. D. Burman.
| Purushottam | |
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| Directed by | Prosenjit Chatterjee |
| Written by | Prosenjit Chatterjee Asit Basu |
| Screenplay by | Asit Basu |
| Story by |
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| Produced by | Prosenjit Chatterjee Bijay Pashi |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | V. Prabhakar |
| Edited by | Joy Banerjee Babul Bakshy |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
Production company | Prosenjit Films |
| Distributed by | Amen Movies Pvt Ltd. |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Chatterjee played the protagonist, Deepak a.k.a. Badshah, while Debashree Roy plays his love interest Namita. Chatterjee often mentions the film to be one of those memorable films of his career.[2]
Plot
editDipak, having completed his B. A. course, decides to pursue higher studies, contrary to his father's wishes. His friends ask him to stand for elections much to the anger of Sunil, a member of the opposition party and son of the area M.L.A. After refusing to withdraw his name from the candidates list, Sunil and others torment Dipak. They kill his father and he is separated from his girlfriend Namita who later marries Alok, a police officer. The rest of the film depicts the fight of Dipak against his enemies in order to lead a peaceful life.
Cast
edit- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Deepak / Badshah
- Debashree Roy as Namita
- Shubhendu Chatterjee
- Kali Banerjee
- Dipankar Dey
- Abhishek Chatterjee
- Pradip Mukherjee
- Pallavi Chatterjee
- Uttam Mohanty
- Hara Patnaik
Soundtrack
edit| Purushottam | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Filmi |
| Language | Bengali |
Tracks
edit| Song | Singer |
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| "Dite Pari E Jeebon" | R. D. Burman |
| "Ki Laabh Hobe" | Asha Bhosle, Jolly Mukherjee |
| "Tumi Ele" | Asha Bhosle, Saikat Mitra |
| "Aay Aay" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Aaj Andhakar" | Asha Bhosle |
References
edit- ^ "Purushottam Bengali film". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Purushottam 1992". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
editPurushottam at IMDb