Basanta Choudhury
Actor · 1928 – 2000 · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Basanta Choudhury (5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films. He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar & Bijay Bose, often in leading roles. He is a former Sheriff of Kolkata. His first film was Mahaprasthaner Pathe by director Kartik Chattopadhay in 1952. Some of his memorable films are, Bhagaban Shri Krishna Chaitanya, Jadu Bhatta, Andhare Alo, Deep Jwele Jaai with Suchitra Sen, Anushtoop Chhanda, Abhaya O Srikanta, Raja Rammohan Roy, Diba Ratrir Kabya, Devi Chaudhurani. He was also involved with amateur theater and radio.
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Movie6.9DramaA father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth.
Movie9.0Yatrik is a 1952 Indian drama film directed by Kartick Chatterjee. It is the Hindi-language version of the Bengali film Mahaprasthaner Pathey, the film made from the book of the same name, written by Probodh Kumar Sanyal.
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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?
MovieThe young daughter of a struggling family is forced to get a job when her father is killed in an auto accident caused by an industrialist's son.
Movie8.0DramaRomancePratap Chandra is an extremely wealthy businessman. While he is averse to poverty, he trusts his servant Gora with his life. His only daughter Buli, falls in love with Alok, a poor journalist. Unable to convince her father for the marriage, Buli leaves home. Will Gora now be able to reconcile the father-daughter?
Movie8.0DramaThis story concerns an honest police officer Amit Sen and his wife Seema. Seema has to kill a smuggler, Changez in self-defence, but she cannot tell anything to Amit. Changez's boss Shamsher Singh harasses her for the diamonds that Changez has accidentally dropped in her house, but she has no clue about. In due course, Seema is arrested. Finally, Amit catches Shamsher Singh and proves Seema's innocence in court.
Movie6.3DramaAfter years of painstaking research at the cost of his domestic affairs, Dr. Dipankar Roy is working on a vaccine for leprosy. As the word slowly gets out in medicine, he becomes vulnerable to the professional jealousy, incompetence, and abuse of power from the medical department.
MovieThrillerAn invaluable emerald was stolen from Lord Krishna's temple on an island. A detective agency investigates.
Movie6.8FamilyDramaThe postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen.
MovieFamilyPampa is a social drama that tells the dramatic life of a little girl who finds a good life in the most hopeless of situations.
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The story of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu .
Movie9.0DramaTripti's ill son has been admitted to the hospital. A teacher by profession, she visits her son every day after school. One day on her way, she comes across her estranged husband, Sunil Ganguly.
Movie7.0DramaRomanceA nurse at a psychiatric ward gets a bit too involved in the well-being of a patient.
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.
MovieDramaKshudha is a 1960 Bengali Drama film directed by Panchamitra.
Movie8.0DramaA 1977 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Salil Dutta.
Movie6.4DramaFamilyGandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festival mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu's house. He captivates the grandchildren of Ratanlal — Babu, Habul, and Tinni — with his magic tricks. Gandharva Kumar then reveals a long-forgotten secret wherein he claims to be heir to the family property of Ratanlal Babu. This creates shock in the entire family and casts gloom, resulting in dramatic incidents.
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Movie8.0DramaA 1953 Bengali Drama Film directed by Subodh Mitra.
MovieFamilyDramaSansar is a social drama that shows the story of a happy family. Though Shanti is the second daughter-in-law of the house, she is given the responsibility of the house. She helps her husband with money by selling her jewelry to make a machine. Subhas, Shanti’s brother-in-law helps her in this matter. One day in shortage Shanti with the help of Subhash kept her sister-in-law’s gold necklace in stake without informing her. Conspiring Subhas, Satyen, and Subodh were sent to jail by Ajit. Due to the shortage of money, Satyen had to sell the machine to evil Ajit. But in prime time, Ajit’s uncle came to know the matter and rescued Shanti’s family from danger. The film ends on a happy note where all the dangers are removed from the family and they live peacefully, clearing up all the misunderstandings against each other.
MovieFamilyDramaBidhu, a family man, leads a content life with his two sons and four daughters. As the sole breadwinner of the family, Bidhu's life turns upside down when his son is diagnosed with tuberculosis.
MovieDramaThroughout her life, Supriya loved a man and was married to another man however she did not either escape from her responsibilities as a doting wife. However, her inner feelings keep tormenting her all her life and her married life becomes an utter failure. She not only ruins her life but everybody else's around her. In the end, her life becomes nothing more than fragmented pieces of broken images.
Movie7.0Satyendra, the scion of a wealthy Bengali zamindar family, is married by family duty to an eleven‑year‑old girl, Radharani. Emotionally detached, he grows closer to Bijli, a mature, self‑sacrificing courtesan.