Kahini (film)

1997 Bengali film

Kahini (transl. The Story) is a Bengali drama film directed by Malay Bhattacharya and produced by Chandramala Bhattacharya.[1][2] This film was officially released in India on 17 October 1997 under the banner of Movie Mill.[3] It received 43rd National Film Awards for the best debut film of a Director.[4]

## Plot[edit]

Rajat decides to kidnap a child. Before execute the plan a stranger gives him some documents and a half burnt photo of a child. Rajat, a painter and a taxi driver start their journey with the kidnapped child but get more and more entangled in complex situations. The physical condition of the child become worse.

## Cast[edit]

* Dhritiman Chatterjee as Rajat
* Rabi Ghosh
* Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Taxi driver
* Debashish Goswami
* Neelkantha Sengupta
* Anuradha Ghatak
* Ajoy Acharya
* Sukhlal Baidya
* Soumyamoy Bakshi
* Soumik Bal
* Jayantamohan Bandyopadhyay
* Bishwanath Banerjee
* Indranil Banerjee

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Kahini / Fiction (Forum, Film Festival Berlin 1997)". www.arsenal-berlin.de. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
2. ^ "Eminent Film Makers and Award Winners Appeal to President to Resolve FTII Crisis". The Wire. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
3. ^ "Kahini". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
4. ^ "Kahini". The Times of India. 17 October 1997. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Kahini at IMDb

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National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director

1980|

* Maina Tadanta (1980)

1981–2000|

* Aadharshila (1981)
* Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1982)
* Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
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* New Delhi Times (1985)
* Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1986)
* Ekti Jiban (1987)
* Trishagni (1988)
* Wosobipo (1989)
* Perumthachan (1990)
* Haladhar (1991)
* Miss Beatty's Children (1992)
* Sunya Theke Suru (1993)
* Mogamul (1994)
* Kahini (1995)
* Rag Birag (1996)
* Bhoothakkannadi (1997)
* Daya (1998)
* Dollar Dreams and Laado (1999)
* Sayahnam (2000)

2001–present|

* Thilaadanam (2001)
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* Frozen (2007)
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* Fandry (2013)
* Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014)
* Masaan (2015)
* Alifa (2016)
* Sinjar (2017)
* Naal (2018)
* Helen (2019)
* Mandela (2020)
* Meppadiyan (2021)

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