Sandhya Roy
Actor · b. 1941
Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Award for three times, and one Filmfare Award East best actress for Ganadevata. Roy made her film debut with Rajen Tarafdar's Antariksha. She starred in the Berlinale 1973 Golden Bear winning film Ashani Sanket a.k.a. Distant Thunder in her only prominent international role. Today the film features in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.
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MovieDramaFamilyCharan is a simple and honest man who is accused of a crime. Rather than accepting his fate, he fights for his innocence and tries to get acquitted of all charges.
Dolon Chapa
1987
Movie9.0DramaRajmohan remains in Pakistan at the time of partition and sells Maqbool a giant bed, which upsets the local Muslims.
Palanka
1975 · 2 votes
Movie10.0Fuleshwari, a beautiful young woman, falls in love with Brindaban, a simpleton who arrives in her village. She plans to marry him but is hesitant when she learns that he is involved in a crime.
Fuleswari
1974 · 1 votes
MovieDramaThe heartwarming story of a fakir named Lalon Kar that traces his journey from being a family man to a wandering minstrel and how he spread the message of love everywhere. Note: Though poster art is in color, the movie is B&W. And while released in '87, it had to have been filmed in '84 or earlier, since Baran died in Nov 1984
Lalan Fakir
1987
- Movie9.0
Thagini (The Lady Thug) is a Bengali suspense drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar based on a short story of Subodh Ghosh. This film was released on 13 December 1974 in the banner of Chaya O Chabi Production. Music of the film was scored by Hemanta Mukherjee.
MovieDramaFamilyKabita, a middle-class working woman, looks after and tries to financially support her family. Soon, she sacrifices the love of her life for her widowed sister.
Movie6.0DramaRomanceAnand, the grandson of a rich businessman, walks out of his home to avoid an arranged marriage. But his grandfather goes to great lengths to bring the boy back, even if it means exploiting the sore spots of Anand's newfound lady love.
MovieKalyani is married into an aristocratic family. Bhuban Mohan Choudhury is unhappy because his daughter-in-law, Kalyani, has dark skin and is illiterate. Despite this, Kalyani becomes the heart of the family. Over time, Bhuban undergoes a transformation as he witnesses how lovingly Kalyani takes care of everyone in the household. However, Bhuban’s son-in-law, Phatik Chand Basu, who lives in the house, conspires and breaks the unity of the family. Can Kalyani bring the family back together?
- Movie8.0
Endearingly realist love story between a prostitute and a thief. Rajani (Roy), a streetwalker, shelters the thief Aghor (So. Chatterjee) but he steals her money.
Sangsar Simantey
1975 · 1 votes
MovieThe story reveals how a cruel Zamindar changed by time.
Mahajan
1990
Movie6.7DramaGangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
Movie6.7ComedyFantasyA young boy Manoj, who lives among the chaos and weirdness of his joint family, where the musician uncle feels suicidal after singing a wrong music note and a teacher who won't remember his education if he sits straight. Then there is the great-grandmother who is wreaking havoc around the house. Set in a small town in West Bengal, the story takes an interesting turn when Manoj's cow runs away and at the same time there is a group of vicious dacoits who are planning to rob the King. How things fall back into place is a story filled with drama and action and lots of laughter.
Movie6.9MysteryByomkesh, a detective, stumbles upon a case of robbery while recuperating from a prolonged illness. With the only object to be stolen being a group photograph, he attempts to solve the mystery.
Movie6.0ComedyA funny conflict in between two pairs of twin brothers- two identical masters and two identical servants.
Movie8.0DramaA woman feels that her worst fears may come true when she receives a letter from her sister after 22 years.
Movie8.0DramaThe Letter.
Movie8.0ComedySocial comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.
- Movie10.0Drama
The backdrop of the story is a village in Sunderban delta. It tells about the lives of the villagers, their customs and rituals. The protagonist wins a boat race, symbolizing the struggle against oppression and exploitation.
Nagpash
1 votes
MovieFamilyA mother who is ill-treated by her husband and relatives is forced to abandon her newborn. She's relieved when the boy is adopted by loving parents and watches him grow up to be a handsome young man.
- Movie10.0MusicDrama
A young man faces several hurdles but plays a huge role in the pioneering of Tappa music in Bengal.
Movie10.0DramaPolitician Priyanath forces Sunita for prostitution. She is abducted by the gangster Ranjan, but latter involves and falls in love with Sujit. Sujit, just recovered from mental breakdown also involves with Sunita. While Sunita is going to marry Sujit, Ranjan kills Sunita.