Ranokhetro (transl. Battleground) is a 1998 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Haranath Chakraborty. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the story, screenplay and dialogues of the film were written by Monotosh Chakraborty.[1] It stars Ranjit Mallick, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy in the lead roles;[2] while Kushal Chakraborty, Dipankar De, Aparajita Auddy, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Subhendu Chatterjee, Dulal Lahiri, Kaushik Banerjee, Sumanta Mukherjee and Lily Chakravarty play other pivotal roles. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Debojyoti Mishra,[3] with lyrics penned by Pulak Bandyopadhyay and Rituparno Ghosh.[4]
| Ranokhetro | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Haranath Chakraborty |
| Screenplay by | Monotosh Chakraborty |
| Dialogues by | Monotosh Chakraborty |
| Story by | Monotosh Chakraborty |
| Produced by | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
| Starring | Ranjit Mallick Prosenjit Chatterjee Satabdi Roy Kushal Chakraborty Aparajita Auddy Dipankar De Subhendu Chatterjee |
| Cinematography | P. Vijay B. Satish |
| Edited by | Swapan Guha |
| Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editSantu is murdered in the hands of a corrupt minister's drug-peddling son when he protests against the sale of drugs on the college campus. As the law enforcers turn a deaf ear to Raja's pleas, he decides to avenge his brother's death.
Cast
edit- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Raja Roy Chowdhury, an auto-rickshaw driver
- Ranjit Mallick as Prof. Sudeb Mitra / Pritam Singh, latter editor of Dainik Janabaani
- Satabdi Roy as Jhuma Bose, news reporter of Dainik Janabaani
- Deepankar De as MLA Satya Roy
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Noni Roy, MLA's son and the leader of the drug peddlers at the college campus
- Dulal Lahiri as Sub inspector Jeevan Dutta
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Ashok Bose, former editor of Dainik Janabaani and Jhuma's father
- Kushal Chakraborty as Santosh Roy Chowdhury, alias Santu, Raja's younger brother
- Aparajita Auddy as Rita, Santu's love interest
- Kaushik Banerjee as Mintu, MLA's henchman
- Lily Chakraborty as Raja and Santu's Mother
- Subhasish Mukhopadhyay as Ajay alias Felu
- Tarun Kumar as Prof.
- Raju Thakkar as drug dealer Jung Bahadur
Soundtrack
edit| Ranokhetro | ||||
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| Released |
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| Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:58 | |||
| Language | Bengali | |||
| Label | Shree Venkatesh Films | |||
| Debojyoti Mishra chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Pulak Bandyopadhyay and Rituparno Ghosh; all music is composed by Debojyoti Mishra
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Goli Theke Raaj Pathey" | Rituparno Ghosh | Udit Narayan | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Interview Din Interview" | Pulak Bandyopadhyay | Poroma, Pratik Chowdhury | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Ektu Thama Ki Ektu Chawla" | Pulak Bandyopadhyay | Udit Narayan, Poroma | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Kichhu Kichhu Raat Emon" | Pulak Bandyopadhyay | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Swapno Aamar Sob" | Pulak Bandyopadhyay | Poroma | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Goli Theke Raaj Pathey (sad)" | Rituparno Ghosh | Pratik Chowdhury | 0:54 |
| Total length: | 20:58 | |||
Awards
edit- Anandalok Award for Best Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ranokhetro (1998)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Ranakshetra (1998) Cast and Crew | Actor Actress Director Of Ranakshetra Bengali Movie". gomolo.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Ranakhetra VCD (1998)". induna.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Ranakhetra - Play & Download All MP3 Songs @WynkMusic". Wynk Music. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Ranakshetra (1998) Awards | Award Winners Of Ranakshetra Bengali Movie". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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