Shambhu Bhattacharya
Actor · Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Shambhu Bhattacharya (1935 – 26 January 2018) was a Bengali actor and stage artist. Bhattacharya started his acting career in theatre in Kolkata. He worked in several stage productions of Utpal Dutt, Jahor Roy, and Rabi Ghosh. He was a bodybuilder from Baghbazar Bayam Samity. Bhattacharya became popular mainly for his antagonistic role in Bengali films. His performances in Sagina Mahato, Agnishwar, Sanyasi Raja, Amanush, Marjina Abdulla and Charmurti were remembered by film critics. He died in a private nursing home on 26 January 2018 in Kolkata.
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Movie6.7FantasyThe story of an old peasant,Bancharam (Mitra),who defeats the tyrannical landlord Chhakari (Dey).Inheriting a dry patch of land, Bancharam converts it into a fabulous garden.The British magistrate supports him when Chhakari attempts to acquire the garden, after which he dies. Chhakari's son Nakari tries a new stratagem: he promises Bancharam Rs 400 every month provided Bancharam bequeaths his garden to the landowner after his death. Bancharam agrees but amazingly becomes healthier with every passing day, repeatedly promising to die but failing to do so.
MovieDramaKesto lost his parents and comes to his step-sister's house seeking a familial bond. However, he is ill-treated by some family members until he meets a woman who treats him like her own son.
Mej Didi
2003
Movie8.0ComedyBased on Narayan Gangopadhyay’s creation, Potoldangar Charmurti is the story of Tenida and his three followers, who go on a holiday and end up solving a mystery case.
- Movie6.5FamilyDrama
A Bengali film about the revenge of a man who is arrested after a false accusation, causing his father to go insane.
Movie7.5DramaAfter instigating a strike over the improper dismissal of a fellow worker, Sagina Mahato unwittingly finds himself lauded as a champion of worker's rights.
MovieMusicDramaBaul Hansa came to Kolkata with a dream in his eyes. He wanted to sing in "Akashvani" Radio, Donny promised him a lot, but later he turned down Hansha. Two poor boys Shyam & Basanta, along with Nupur helps Hansa a lot to achieve his goal.
MovieMysteryThrillerTanu accidentally hits a man with her car on a stormy night but decides not to inform the police—however, a mysterious stranger surfaces who claims to be a witness and blackmails her.
Movie7.0DramaA British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.
MovieDramaA 1973 Bengali Drama Film directed by Ajit Gangopadhyay.
Movie7.0RomanceDespite being married, king Rajshekhar Ray falls in love with sexy dancer Aparna, who loves Raghubir. However, things take a turn when he kills Raghubir.
MovieDramaFamilyA middle-class family living a decent life suddenly comes across an unexpected luxury that costs them an unwanted change in their life.
MovieDramaAsadharan is the story of Jagabandhu, a man who is always eager to help people. He doesn't even think of his well-being in his efforts to do so. The district's magistrate asks him to help him and reveals the corrupt government officials. Jagabandhu falsely declares his death, hoping to get financial help and the support of the people. No one turns up for his funeral, and he is disheartened. He reveals the corrupt people and leaves his district forever.
Movie10.0FamilyComedyAlibaba was a simple, hardworking, middle-class personality who once went to a forest for some purpose. When he entered that forest he found a deep secret, a formula to enter a cave. Actually, that cave was filled with robbed jewelry and gold coins. He took some with him and became very rich. But those robbers realized that something was missing from their hidden treasures. So, they began their investigation of the lost treasure. But in the meantime, a neighbor of Alibaba also tried for the same thing but he got caught and killed by the robbers. After that, the robbers successfully traced those hidden treasures, entered the city, and found Alibaba. But Marjina and Abdullah understand their plans and catch them by their sheer intelligence and wit.
MovieFamilyDramaIn a world of family ties and hidden secrets, one woman's quest for independence collides with dark desires. Love and vengeance intertwine, revealing the true cost of power.
MovieComedyThe story is that Brajraaj Karforma is a veteran office clerk, who usually comes to the office very late and likes to chat with everyone. The main subject of his stories is his fictional heroic activities.
Movie8.0Science FictionFantasySeveral interested parties search for the house of a scientist who lived 150 years ago, believing that it contains his mysterious invention. A young boy is named the heir to the scientist’s house. Hidden in an underground chamber beneath the house is a strange musical instrument capable of putting anyone who hears it to sleep for several years. Among those seeking the instrument is also an alien from another world who has come to Earth specifically to obtain it.
MovieDramaEkhonee depicts the lives and frustrations of a bunch of youth struggling to cope with the adversities of a bureaucratic society. There's a bunch of college students Arun, Tiklu, Shambhu, Biman, Sujit, Urmi whose lives undergo a change after the carefree days of college are over.
Movie10.0AdventureComedyKhoka is a schoolboy who goes to his uncle's house, where he learns about the tales of Padi Pishi (Aunt Padi), a formidable widow. She had once gone to Khuro's house to meet him, but bandits attacked her. When Khuro got to know about it, he offered her bribes from his loot so that the news would not be public. Padi Pishi then took a precious Burmese box that was hidden in Khuro's house. Before Padi's Pishi's death, she did not reveal the hiding place to anyone except her son Goja. The entire family searched for the missing box but could not recover it. A private detective also searched for the box but could not find it. The story is about how it is finally discovered. Padi Pishir Barmi Baksha is an Indian Bengali adventure comedy film directed by Arundhati Devi. It is based on the children's novel of the same name by Leela Majumdar.
Movie8.0ThrillerDramaA thrilling tale of crime and deception as Mr. Gonzales' criminal empire faces collapse, entwined with the mysterious Number Three's dangerous game of love and betrayal.
MovieDramaComedyAparna's father, a police officer, fixes her marriage of his own choice. Aparna does not agree with her father and she flees from home. Her father arrests Aparna's friends and interrogates them one by one.
Movie6.5DramaZamindar Surya Kishore Chowdhury is a kind-hearted man who loves playing chess and is a fantastic singer. While he cares for his estate and the people, he is careless towards his wife, Indu's feelings. Dr. Bijoy Chakrabarty, who was helped by the zamindar during his student days, lives in his palace and one day, he successfully executes his plot to murder the zamindar while coercing Indu to keep quiet. However, fate takes a different turn and in the cremation grounds, a monk saves the life of the zamindar, who returns to his estate no more as an aristocratic noble but as a monk at heart.
MovieCrimeA 1974 Byomkesh Bakshi film based on the novel of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
MovieDramaPankhiraj is a 1979 Bengali language Indian drama film directed by Pijush Basu, starring Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Nandita Bose, Samit Bhanja, and Utpal Dutta.