Sandhya Roy

Sandhya Roy

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.

  • Title: Sandhya Roy
  • Popularity: 0.5239
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1941-04-11
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Sandhya Roy Movies

  • 1975
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    Sangsar Simantey

    Sangsar Simantey

    1 1975 HD

    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.

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  • 2010
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    Aarohan

    Aarohan

    1 2010 HD

    A believer of horoscope predictions, Suryashekhar, accompanied by his wife and his NRI grandson, decides to await his death in Varanasi.

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  • 1957
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    Antariksha

    Antariksha

    1 1957 HD

    This is a story about a landlord in a local rural Bengal. He is very stubborn, egoist, commanding person. Every steps of his move has logical conclusions, with reasons and vision. He doesn't want to commit himself for any cause. But Jayanta doesn't always agree with landlord's decisions. He is very honest, sincere and whimsical person who doesn't know how to plan a work. He likes a girl from his early days and always wants to marry that girl. So he conveys his wish to the father of that girl. After a small hesitation, the landlord also agrees with his wife and nods for the approval. But after the marriage takes place, a long time mystery breaks out. As a result Jayanta has to suffer, but at last the landlord rescues him.

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  • 1991
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    Sajani Go Sajani

    Sajani Go Sajani

    1 1991 HD

    Sudam, a music lover becomes the disciple of a singer Uddhav Das and marries his daughter, Kamli. Uddhav Das suffers from cancer and Sudam, without informing anyone, goes to Calcutta to earn money.

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  • 1983
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    Amar Geeti

    Amar Geeti

    1 1983 HD

    A young man faces several hurdles but plays a huge role in the pioneering of Tappa music in Bengal.

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  • 1982
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    Khelar Putul

    Khelar Putul

    1 1982 HD

    Togri and her fiancé face various trials and tribulations in order to finally get married and live a peaceful and happy life.

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  • 1988
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    Parashmoni

    Parashmoni

    1 1988 HD

    Biju, Binu and Bipin, three siblings living in a village, find themselves in a problematic situation when Baikuntha, their close acquaintance, wants one of them to marry his high-handed niece.

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  • 2009
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    Maa Aamar Maa

    Maa Aamar Maa

    1 2009 HD

    A 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.

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  • 1973
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    Chithi - The Letter

    Chithi - The Letter

    1 1973 HD

    The Letter.

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  • 1960
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    Maya Mriga

    Maya Mriga

    1 1960 HD

    A woman feels that her worst fears may come true when she receives a letter from her sister after 22 years.

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  • 1965
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    Suryatapa

    Suryatapa

    1 1965 HD

    Another call on "I Married a Dead Man" but with a change- the family hated the DIL and didn't want her, but wanted the child, the heir. The woman and the child had been attacked and couldn't live apart. Aditya's grandparents mistake Kanak for being the other woman in his life and blame her for his death. Kanak develops a strong bond with Aditya's son and everyone accepts her in the family.

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  • 1991
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    Nawab

    Nawab

    1 1991 HD

    Nawab, a police officer, does everything he can to fight injustice. However, his path is not as easy as it seems and is filled with hurdles.

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  • 1962
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    Asli Naqli

    Asli Naqli

    5.5 1962 HD

    Renu lives a poor lifestyle with her family. Shattered and devastated with the deaths of her father and brother, Renu decides to take up the mantle of feeding her family, hiding her dad's death from her ill and fragile mother, and goes along pretending that her father is still alive. Things brighten up when a homeless young man, Anand, enters her life, both fall in love with each other and want to get married. But once again fate plays a cruel joke on Renu as she subsequently finds out that Anand is not who he claims to be, but is in fact, a playboy, the grandson, nicknamed 'Prince", of one of the wealthiest man in town, Dwarkadas, and Anand is scheduled to get married to Rekha - the only heir to a multi-million rupee estate. Watch as events unfold and the effect this news has on the townspeople and Renu's mom.

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  • 2006
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    Ekai Eksho

    Ekai Eksho

    1 2006 HD

    Ratan Chowdhury, an honest autorickshaw driver, learns English and refuses to help a corrupt politician, Pradip Roy, which then leads to a local war. He also ends up falling in love with Jhilik, his daughter.

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  • 1963
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    Bhrantibilas

    Bhrantibilas

    6 1963 HD

    Bhrantibilas is a 1963 Bengali film based on the 1869 play Bhranti Bilas by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, which is itself based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.

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  • 1991
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    Path O Prasad

    Path O Prasad

    1 1991 HD

    Nilu and his mother Dipannita are not accepted by his grandfather, Aditya, as he thinks she married his son for money. However, things change when Aditya adopts Nilu.

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  • 1970
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    Nagpash

    Nagpash

    10 1970 HD

    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.

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  • 1968
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    Baghini

    Baghini

    1 1968 HD

    Dugga joins Chiranjib in his liquor business and they end up falling in love with each other. Since he does not want her to be a part of his disturbed life, he decides to mend his ways. In order to protect her modesty, Dugga kills rapist Bhola.

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  • 1988
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    Chhoto Bou

    Chhoto Bou

    5 1988 HD

    A stony-hearted mother-in-law treats her daughters-in-law, Mamata, Tandra and Deepa, according to their husband's income. However, when she falls ill and needs a pacemaker, she realises her acts of sheer folly.

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  • 1971
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    Nimantran

    Nimantran

    1 1971 HD

    Hiru Ganguly is unable to marry Kumudini, his lover, after her father rejects his marriage proposal. Years later, although married to another woman, he once again desires to win her back. As old feelings are rekindled, will they take any steps to go against the social customs?

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  • 2004
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    Devipaksha

    Devipaksha

    1 2004 HD

    Haimanti used to lead a simple life but a tragic incident left her with no choice but to migrate to Mumbai. Unwilling to compromise, she takes a stand against the injustice meted to her and fights back.

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  • 1978
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    Ganadevata

    Ganadevata

    7 1978 HD

    Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.

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  • 1960
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    Ganga

    Ganga

    5.5 1960 HD

    Film about the lives of people on the banks of the Ganges.

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  • 1961
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    The Prisoner of Jhind

    The Prisoner of Jhind

    7.6 1961 HD

    Gauri Shankar Roy looks much like the king of Jhind. When the actual king, Shakar Singh, goes missing, a person from the kingdom approaches Gauri to pretend to be the king.

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  • 1973
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    Sriman Prithviraj

    Sriman Prithviraj

    8 1973 HD

    Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.

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  • 1968
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    Tin Adhyay

    Tin Adhyay

    1 1968 HD

    An anthology of three different stories where a woman fights against a corrupt builder, a young female, Anupriya, pays a heavy price for loving a married man and a trio tries to bring about justice.

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  • 1980
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    Dadar Kirti

    Dadar Kirti

    8 1980 HD

    Advocate Nivaran Chatterjee lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small town with his wife, and three sons. His first son is married, while his second son, Kedarnath, who suffered a head injury, is a little senile, and his third son, Amarnath, is a brilliant student. Amarnath falls in love with Beeni Mukherjee, a good student with an elder dominating sister, Saraswati, who is brilliant. Kedar is attracted to Saraswati but lacks the courage to approach her. Then some of his friends introduce him as a brilliant student and athlete to Saraswati's dad, who approves of him. Kedar meets with Saraswati, who also approves of him, and both are slowly drawn to each other. It will not be long before Saraswati finds out that Kedarnath is a fraud, will give up on him, and will get ready to marry a wealthy Bhagalpur-based man of her father's choice.

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  • 1973
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    Distant Thunder

    Distant Thunder

    6.719 1973 HD

    Gangacharan 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.

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  • 1971
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    Kuheli

    Kuheli

    5 1971 HD

    A Middle-Aged Woman named Sheba comes to an Obscure town named Nijhumgarh to be the Governess of a Renowned Household called "Ray Kuthi". But little did she know about the Bungalow and the dwellers. She is startled to know that two murders took place there nearly seven years earlier. The Mist of the mysterious happenings get only thicker. Now Sheba could only pray for it to Go Away as incidents transcend the rules of our physical world.

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  • 1964
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    Pooja Ke Phool

    Pooja Ke Phool

    1 1964 HD

    Balraj (Dharmendra), affectionately called Raj, by his elder brother (Nana Palsikar) and sister Vija (Madhumati), is a student in college in the arts semester. As the family is not very rich, Raj decides to move from the hostel to the residence of a family. He finds one such family in Gandhinagar, which consists of Choudhury Hukumat Rai (Ashok Kumar), a lawyer by profession, his wife (Nimmi), and only daughter Shanti (Mala Sinha). Hukumat takes an instant liking to Raj, and tells him that his wife will only allow him to take up residence if he tells her that he is already married. Raj reluctantly does so, and thus acquires residence with the Rai family. Eventually Mrs. Rai takes a liking to Raj, so does Shanti. Shanti finds out Raj and her dad had lied to the family about Raj's marital status, she confronts Raj, and he readily admits that he lied.

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  • 2018
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    Manojder Adbhut Bari

    Manojder Adbhut Bari

    6.7 2018 HD

    A 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.

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  • 1987
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    Lalan Fakir

    Lalan Fakir

    1 1987 HD

    The 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

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  • 1974
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    Fuleswari

    Fuleswari

    1 1974 HD

    Fuleshwari, 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.

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  • 1980
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    Darpa Churna

    Darpa Churna

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1998
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    Jamai No. 1

    Jamai No. 1

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1988
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    Aagaman

    Aagaman

    1 1988 HD

    Binu, a mischievous boy, is forced to leave his village and gets separated from Chandra, his lady love and the local zamindar's daughter. He finds shelter in a theatre group but faces many ups and downs in life before he finally returns home and all problems are thereby solved.

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  • 1986
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    Pathbhola

    Pathbhola

    1 1986 HD

    A Bengali movie directed by Tarun Majumder, with an ensemble cast.

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  • 1967
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    Arogya Niketan

    Arogya Niketan

    1 1967 HD

    Pradyut Sen is an allopathic doctor who moves to Nabagram to run his practice. However, as the village already has an ayurvedic doctor, Jibon Sen, Pradyut develops a dislike for him.

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  • 1975
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    Palanka

    Palanka

    8 1975 HD

    Rajmohan remains in Pakistan at the time of partition and sells Maqbool a giant bed, which upsets the local Muslims.

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  • 1974
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    The Lady Thug

    The Lady Thug

    1 1974 HD

    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.

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  • 1977
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    Kabita

    Kabita

    1 1977 HD

    Kabita, 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.

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  • 2019
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    Daab Chingri

    Daab Chingri

    6.5 2019 HD

    When the owner of an old age home, that delivers home-cooked food to people to meet the expenses of its residents, is diagnosed with cancer, a young girl helps upgrade the service to an online business model and raise funds for the owner's treatment.

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  • 1971
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    Jaane Anjaane

    Jaane Anjaane

    8 1971 HD

    Laxmi finds an abandoned baby at a temple and decides to keep him. When her husband, Shankar, returns from jail, they name the child Ramu. While Laxmi wants him to go to school, study and become someone important, Shankar wants him to gamble, partner him in bootlegging and smuggling. Ramu is unable to fit in school and decides to work with his dad. Thus Ramu grows up accepting crime as his career. Then a young woman named Mala enters his life, and both fall in love with each other. When Mala finds out about Ramu's career, she makes him promise that he will go straight. He does go straight, gets a job, and when he is laid off he takes to helping Dhondu catch fish. Then Ramu's world gets turned upside when Inspector Hemant, while apprehending Shankar, guns down Laxmi. An enraged Ramu decides that he must kill Hemant at any cost. Watch what impact this will have on Hemant's mom, his dad, and Mala herself as she watches Ramu descent into the very hell that she had tried to redeem him from.

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  • 1972
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    Bandagi

    Bandagi

    1 1972 HD

    Bandgi is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Vinod Mehra & Sandhya Roy in lead roles.

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  • 2007
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    Nabab Nandini

    Nabab Nandini

    2 2007 HD

    Estranged sweethearts naive Nawbab and not hot enough Nanndini, who were separated during childhood, reunite at a college and fall in love. Will Nanndini's father and her suitor approve of their courtship?

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  • 1964
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    Jiban Kahini

    Jiban Kahini

    1 1964 HD

    An insurance agent who's deeply in debt tries to commit suicide, but thinks better of it when he meets a young man who's even more desperate than he is.

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  • 1962
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    Agun

    Agun

    1 1962 HD

    Heeru, Naren, and Chandranath were friends. From his college days, Chandranath had been aspiring and ambitious. He is also a man of strict principles in life. He leaves his brother and sister-in-law and goes away to gain immense power and knowledge. In the meantime, he marries and is blessed with a kid. However, Chandranath's quest to learn more drives him to leave his new family as well as he sets off to achieve new goals in life. He not only fails to fulfill his request but ends up losing his family too. On the other hand, Naren hails from a rich family and is a happy-go-lucky-natured man. He appreciates the finer aspects of life. He falls in love with a courtesan and brings her home. Caught between the two friends who have opposite ambitions in life, Heeru wonders which path would bring contentment in one's life. However, Heeru loses control of his life and slowly realizes that his life has become a mirror of Chandranath's life.

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  • 1963
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    Palatak

    Palatak

    6 1963 HD

    A wealthy man is struck by wanderlust that always takes him to new places where he mingles with the lives of different people.

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  • 1965
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    Alor Pipasa

    Alor Pipasa

    7 1965 HD

    Synopsis::: The movie narrates the tragic life story of Roshanbai and how she triumphs over the insensitive society. Roshanbai used to visit the bathing ghat every morning where she could hear the prayers of a brahmin. Roshan fell for him and decided to leave her profession. She wished to start a fresh life with the brahmin. She showered Sohanlal, the agent with money so that he would free her from the profession. One day Roshan pretending to be a destitute brahmin girl won the brahmin’s attention and he gave her shelter. She was content with her new life at the brahmin’s place.

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  • 1962
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    Aamar Desh

    Aamar Desh

    1 1962 HD

    Against the backdrop of the Indo-China war of 1962, Tapan Sinha made a short documentary meant to arouse patriotic feelings, called Aamar Desh.

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  • 1966
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    Monihar

    Monihar

    1 1966 HD

    Ajay is a musician by hobby and also runs a business. His younger brother Arun wants to become a doctor. After his mother’s death, Ajay becomes the head of the family however, he falls into debt. He decides to take singing lessons to earn money. Bandana is a good singer and she starts taking classes from Ajay. Ajay starts liking Bandana because she is a charming lady and sings well. Arun and Bandana meet and they fall in love. Ajay is forced to sell his inherited property to pay Arun’s fees. His poverty is only short-lived as his popularity spreads and he becomes wealthy. In the meantime, Arun comes to know that Ajay has sold their family property but does not know the reason behind the act. This creates a misunderstanding between the two brothers. However, it is soon cleared and Ajay transfers his wealth to his brother. Arun and Bandana got married.

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  • 1965
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    Ektuku Basa

    Ektuku Basa

    1 1965 HD

    A 1965 Bengali Romantic Comedy Film directed by Tarun Majumdar, featuring Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Sandhya Ray.

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  • 1967
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    Hathat Dekha

    Hathat Dekha

    1 1967 HD

    Hathat Dekha is a 1967 Bengali comedy-drama film directed by Nityananda Datta. The film featured Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, and Jahor Roy in the lead roles.

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  • 1973
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    Agnibhramar

    Agnibhramar

    1 1973 HD

    A 1973 Bengali Drama Film directed by Ajit Gangopadhyay.

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  • 1985
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    Tagari

    Tagari

    1 1985 HD

    A 1985 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Ajit Gangopadhyay.

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  • 1970
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    Dhanraj Tamang

    Dhanraj Tamang

    1 1970 HD

    Dhanraj Tamang is the story of a man who lived for others. However when it came to his life, he was unable to help himself and when he was able to, it was too late. Life had taken away everything he ever had.

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  • 1969
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    Aparichito

    Aparichito

    1 1969 HD

    Politician 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.

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  • 1999
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    Prem Pratigya

    Prem Pratigya

    1 1999 HD

    After the mysterious murder of Rozima, two friends Shiraj and Sanjay turn into foes. Later, it is revealed that it was Masud who killed Rozima. The two friends reunite again.

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  • 2012
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    Abar Byomkesh

    Abar Byomkesh

    6.9 2012 HD

    Byomkesh, 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.

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