Agnishwar (English: The fire god) is a 1975 Indian Bengali language socio-political drama film co-written and directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay.[1] The story of the film is based on the novel of the same name written by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, which itself was inspired from the life of his teacher Banabihari Mukhopadhyay. it stars Uttam Kumar in the titular role, alongside Madhabi Chakraborty, Sumitra Mukherjee, Kajal Gupta, Partha Mukherjee in lead roles, while Tarun Kumar, Dilip Roy, Asit Baran, Jahar Roy, Haridhan Mukhopadhyay play other pivotal roles.[2][3] It deals with the life and career of a patriotic, idealistic doctor.

Plot

The plot revolves around a patriotic doctor who lends a moral backbone to the broken society of India.

Cast

Soundtrack

Rabindranath Tagore and Dwijendralal Ray composing and lyrics was use for the film. Music director of the film was Hemanta Mukherjee.[2]

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Dhandhanyo Pushpa Bhora"Hemanta Mukherjee6:02
2."Purano Nei Sei Diner Kotha"Hemanta Mukherjee3:37
3."Tobu Mone Rekho"Sumitra Mukherjee3:19
Total length:12:58

Reception

The film become superhit at the box office and ran for 100 days in theaters. The film earned cult status and still creating the buzz to this generation. It's takes inspiration for many doctors and other people today. The performance of Kumar, story and direction being praised by the audiences.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Arabinda Mukherjee, director of timeless Bengali flicks Mouchak, Dhanyee Meye, dies". NEWSMEN. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Agniswar (1975)
  3. ^ "Bengali director Aurobindo Mukherjee dead". The Indian Express. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Agnishwar box office".
  5. ^ "Is "Agnishwar" a myth today?". Jabardakhal. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2024.


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