Padma Nadir Majhi
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Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) is an award-winning India
n Bengali
feature film directed by Goutom Ghosh from the novel of the same name, Manik Banerjees Padma Nadir Majhi.
Hossian Miya (Utpal Dutta
),Bengali Muslim, a trader who offers to take this community to with an idealistic vision: he wants to establish a little utopia on an island (Moynadeep) in the Padma delta . and offer them a better life there. It is apparent that Hossian Miya has a flourishing business there, because he has recently purchased a huge boat because of expanding business.He doesn't care if the people who populate it are Hindu or Muslim. It is 1947, just before the partition of India, and the Hindu fisherman Kuber briefly accepts an offer by Hossain to ferry some of the community's cargo from the island. He would be fishing, except that all the fish he usually catches have been driven away by a big storm. In the process of getting the cargo, he gets to see what the colony is like and, even though he is fully aware of the gripes of a former colony member and the limitations of it, comes to share some of the utopian vision. When he returns to his home and a variety of unfortunate events make it in his best interest to leave, he knows just where to go.However, people who return from Moynadeep after working there has a different tale to narrate. Rasu (Sunil Mukherjee) and Aminuddin (Robi Ghosh) say that Moynadeep is infested with lions and tigers, and there is forest all around. Rasu has fled from Moynadeep deserting his wife and children there. Aminuddin, too, refuses to go back to Moynadeep again.Kubir has a wife and daughter and also recently blessed with a child. His wife is beset with a leg deformity, and his daughter is grown up and engaged to a local man. Kubir goes to pay a visit to his relatives from his wife's side. On return, he brings along his sister-in-law Kapila (Roopa Ganguly) along with a ton of small kids. Kapila was married, but is now estranged from her husband.A sneaky amorous relationship develops between Kubir and Kapila. Staying with a deformed wife and coupled with amorous gestures from his alluring sister-in-law Kubir succumbs to her wishes of passion play. However, Kapila's husband re-appears and takes her away with him.Suddenly one day a storm rises in the Padma River
. And leaves behind a trail of destruction. Kubir tells his wife "Padda amago joto daay abar totoi loy " (It is true Padda gives us a lot, but in return it also takes a lot from us). Storm wreaks havoc in the village. Hussian Miya offers to lend a helping hand to the villagers. He does so, but in return he takes their thumb impression as proof of his help so that he can use it later to exploit them.Meanwhile Kubir's daughter's marriage breaks down. Rasu proposes to marry her. Even though Rasu was close to Kubir, he refuses to accept the match because of the age difference between them. Rasu becomes furious and threatens to ruin Kubir.He succeeds in his endeavor. Kubir is fabricated in a theft case, and police is now trying to nab him. He flees, and go to Hussain Miya for help. Hossain Miya tells he can absolve him of the theft charge, but in return Kubir must go to Moynadeep. Kubir agrees to the offer.Kubir goes to Moynadeep. A new life unfolds for him there. These concluding sequences from the film adds up to a compelling climax.
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n Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
feature film directed by Goutom Ghosh from the novel of the same name, Manik Banerjees Padma Nadir Majhi.
Plot
Utpal Dutta
Utpal Datta is a National Film Award-winning film critic, long associated with Bismoi, a entertainment Assamese magazine, and works with the All India Radio Guwahati, where his book 24 Frames , an anthology of articles on Indian cinema was released as a radio program. -Personal life:Utpal Datta ...
),Bengali Muslim, a trader who offers to take this community to with an idealistic vision: he wants to establish a little utopia on an island (Moynadeep) in the Padma delta . and offer them a better life there. It is apparent that Hossian Miya has a flourishing business there, because he has recently purchased a huge boat because of expanding business.He doesn't care if the people who populate it are Hindu or Muslim. It is 1947, just before the partition of India, and the Hindu fisherman Kuber briefly accepts an offer by Hossain to ferry some of the community's cargo from the island. He would be fishing, except that all the fish he usually catches have been driven away by a big storm. In the process of getting the cargo, he gets to see what the colony is like and, even though he is fully aware of the gripes of a former colony member and the limitations of it, comes to share some of the utopian vision. When he returns to his home and a variety of unfortunate events make it in his best interest to leave, he knows just where to go.However, people who return from Moynadeep after working there has a different tale to narrate. Rasu (Sunil Mukherjee) and Aminuddin (Robi Ghosh) say that Moynadeep is infested with lions and tigers, and there is forest all around. Rasu has fled from Moynadeep deserting his wife and children there. Aminuddin, too, refuses to go back to Moynadeep again.Kubir has a wife and daughter and also recently blessed with a child. His wife is beset with a leg deformity, and his daughter is grown up and engaged to a local man. Kubir goes to pay a visit to his relatives from his wife's side. On return, he brings along his sister-in-law Kapila (Roopa Ganguly) along with a ton of small kids. Kapila was married, but is now estranged from her husband.A sneaky amorous relationship develops between Kubir and Kapila. Staying with a deformed wife and coupled with amorous gestures from his alluring sister-in-law Kubir succumbs to her wishes of passion play. However, Kapila's husband re-appears and takes her away with him.Suddenly one day a storm rises in the Padma River
Padma River
The Padma is a major trans-boundary river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges , which originates in the Himalayas. The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Chapai Nababganj...
. And leaves behind a trail of destruction. Kubir tells his wife "Padda amago joto daay abar totoi loy " (It is true Padda gives us a lot, but in return it also takes a lot from us). Storm wreaks havoc in the village. Hussian Miya offers to lend a helping hand to the villagers. He does so, but in return he takes their thumb impression as proof of his help so that he can use it later to exploit them.Meanwhile Kubir's daughter's marriage breaks down. Rasu proposes to marry her. Even though Rasu was close to Kubir, he refuses to accept the match because of the age difference between them. Rasu becomes furious and threatens to ruin Kubir.He succeeds in his endeavor. Kubir is fabricated in a theft case, and police is now trying to nab him. He flees, and go to Hussain Miya for help. Hossain Miya tells he can absolve him of the theft charge, but in return Kubir must go to Moynadeep. Kubir agrees to the offer.Kubir goes to Moynadeep. A new life unfolds for him there. These concluding sequences from the film adds up to a compelling climax.
Cast
- Raisul Islam AsadRaisul Islam AsadRaisul Islam Asad ; born: Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam in July 15, 1952 Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Bangladeshi actor and has won several national awards for performing in all four medias of Radio, Theatre, Television and Film. He won the National award as best actor for the film Padma Nadeer...
... Kuber - ChampaChampaThe kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.The Cham people are remnants...
... Mala - Utpal DuttUtpal DuttUtpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period...
... Hosen - Rupa Gangooly ... Kopila
- Robi Ghosh ... Aminuddin
- Humayun FaridiHumayun FaridiHumayun Faridi [Alternative: Humayun Faridee] is an popular actor in Bangladeshi TV drama, theatre and cinema.He is well-known for his villain roles in Bangladeshi drama and cinema....
- Sunil Mukhopadhyay
- Bimal Deb
- Ajijiul Hakim
- Aminil Hak Chowdhury
- Mukti Anwar
- Rasul Islam
- Tandra Islam
- Mamata ShankarMamata ShankarMamata Shankar is an actress in the Bengali language film industry of India. She has acted in films by renowned film directors including, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh...
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in BengaliNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in BengaliThe Indian National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali winners:...
(1994) - National Film Award for Second Best Feature FilmNational Film Award for Second Best Feature FilmThe National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film winners :-See also:...
(1994)