Padatik (film)

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1973 Indian film

Padatik, The Guerrilla Fighter

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Directed by| Mrinal Sen
Written by| Ashish Barman
Produced by| Mrinal Sen Productions
Starring| Dhritiman Chatterjee
Simi Garewal
Bijon Bhattacharya
Cinematography| K. K. Mahajan
Music by| Ananda Shankar

Release date

* 27 September 1973 (1973-09-27)

Country| India
Language| Bengali

Padatik (The Guerrilla Fighter) is a 1973 Bengali drama film directed by noted Parallel Cinema director Mrinal Sen,[1] under the banner of Mrinal Sen Productions.[2]

This film is considered to be the third film of Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the others being Interview, and Calcutta 71.

## Plot[edit]

A political activist escapes the prison van and is sheltered in a posh apartment owned by a sensitive young woman. Both are rebels: the activist against political treachery and the other on social level. Both are bitter about badly organized state of things. Being in solitary confinement, the fugitive engages himself in self-criticism and, in the process, questions the leadership. Questions are not allowed, obedience is mandatory. Displeasure leads to bitterness, bitterness to total rift. The struggle has to continue, both for the political activist, now segregated, and the woman in exile.[3][4]

## Cast[edit]

* Dhritiman Chatterjee
* Simi Garewal
* Bijon Bhattacharya
* Jochon Dastidar
* Ashima Sinha
* Dhruba Mitra
* Pravas Sarkar

## Awards[edit]

* National Film Award for Best Screenplay \- Mrinal Sen and Ashish Burman

## External links[edit]

* Padatik at IMDb
* On the Mrinal Sen website
* A review

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Padatik (1973) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
2. ^ "PADATIK (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. ^ Ishan (23 February 2021). "Padatik (1973) | Art House Cinema". www.arthousecinema.in. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
4. ^ "'Padatik' (1973) - 8 classic Mrinal Sen movies you shouldn't miss". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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Feature films directed by Mrinal Sen

* Raat Bhore (1955)
* Neel Akasher Neechey (1958)
* Baishey Sravan (1960)
* Punascha (1961)
* Abasheshe (1963)
* Pratinidhi (1964)
* Akash Kusum (1965)
* Matira Manisha (1966)
* Bhuvan Shome (1969)
* Interview (1970)
* Ek Adhuri Kahani (1971)
* Calcutta 71 (1972)
* Padatik (1973)
* Chorus (1974)
* Mrigayaa (1976)
* Oka Oori Katha (1977)
* Parashuram (1979)
* Ek Din Pratidin (1979)
* Akaler Sandhane (1980)
* Chalchitra (1981)
* Kharij (1982)
* Khandhar (1983)
* Genesis (1986)
* Ek Din Achanak (1989)
* Mahaprithibi (1991)
* Antareen (1993)
* Aamar Bhuvan (2002)

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