Target (1995 film)

1996 Indian film

Target

Directed by| Sandip Ray
Written by| Sandip Ray
Satyajit Ray
Prafulla Roy
Based on| Manushar Juddha
1005 novel
by Prafulla Roy
Produced by| Jason Lovas
Zachary Lovas
Starring| Mohan Agashe
Barun Chakraborty
Champa
Cinematography| Barun Raha
Edited by| Dulal Dutta

Release date

* 28 February 1996 (1996-02-28) (U.S.)

Running time

| 100 min (UK)/122 min (USA)
Country| India
Language| Hindi/Bengali

Target is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sandip Ray based on the novel Manushar Juddha, written by Prafulla Roy. The film is centred on the relationship between Singh, a cruel, manipulative landowner and his workers that belong to the caste of pariahs.[1][2][3][4]

## Plot summary

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An affluent landowner named Singh, known for his prowess in hunting, has succumbed to the influence of alcohol. Consequently, Singh enlists the services of a professional, Bharosa, to assist him. Bharosa resides among the untouchables, the marginalized members of society. It is within this community that he encounters Birji, a young woman of striking beauty, and becomes acquainted with her story.

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## Cast

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* Mohan Agashe \- Vindhyachal Singh
* Barun Chakraborty - Chaupatial
* Champa \- Bijari[5]
* Gyanesh Mukherjee - Rampear
* Om Puri \- Rambharosa
* Anjaan Srivastav - Choubey

## Reception

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Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that "The performances are strong enough to lift ``Target from the realm of the too-obvious and lend its fairy-tale ending a sense of epic inevitability".[6]

Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "Sandip Ray's directorial ability is proved in this film".[7]

## References

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1. ^ Vice, Jeff (20 March 1998). Tower Theatre to show films by India director, Deseret News
2. ^ Ryan, Desmond (14 Nov 1996). `Target' Is Son's Homage To Satyajit Ray, Philadelphia Inquirer
3. ^ Wilmington, Michael (5 July 1996). Bold, Humane `Target' An Impressive Shot By Satyajit Ray's Son, Chicago Tribune
4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (2 October 1995). Indian Filmmaker Perfects a Delicate Balancing Act : Movies: Sandip Ray, son of India's foremost director, Satyajit Ray, oversees his late father's legacy while moving ahead in his own film career, Los Angeles Times
5. ^ "LIKE A GRACEFUL CHAPTER". The Daily Star. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
6. ^ Holden, Stephen (28 February 1996). Target (film review), The New York Times
7. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 January 1996). "The cream of Indian cinema". The Hindu. p. 73\. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996.

## External links

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* Target at IMDb

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Films directed by Sandip Ray

* Phatik Chand (film) (1983)
* Kissa Kathmandu Ka (1986-87)
* Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1993)
* Uttoran (1994)
* Target (1995)
* Baksho Rahashya (1996)
* Bombaiyer Bombete (2003)
* Nishijapon (2005)
* Kailashey Kelenkari (2007)
* Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
* Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)
* Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011)
* Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012)
* Badshahi Angti (2014)
* Chaar (2014)
* Monchora (2016)
* Double Feluda (2016)
* Professor Shonku O El Dorado (2019)
* Hatyapuri (2022)

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Satyajit Ray

* Filmography
* Bibliography
* Accolades

Directions|

| The Apu Trilogy|

* Pather Panchali (1955)
* Aparajito (1956)
* The World of Apu (1959)

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Calcutta Trilogy|

* Pratidwandi (1970)
* Seemabaddha (1971)
* Jana Aranya (1976)

Goopy - Bagha|

* Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969)
* Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980)

Feluda|

* Sonar Kella (1974)
* Joi Baba Felunath (1978)

Byomkesh|

* Chiriyakhana (1967)

Documentaries|

* Rabindranath Tagore (1961)
* Two (1964)
* Sikkim (1971)
* The Inner Eye (1972)
* Bala (1976)
* Sukumar Ray (1987)

Others|

* Parash Pathar (1958)
* Jalsaghar (1958)
* Devi (1960)
* Teen Kanya (1961)
* Kanchenjungha (1962)
* Abhijan (1962)
* Mahanagar (1963)
* Charulata (1964)
* Kapurush (1965)
* Mahapurush (1965)
* Nayak (1966)
* Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)
* Distant Thunder (1973)
* The Chess Players (1977)
* Pikoo (1980)
* Sadgati (1981)
* Ghare Baire (1984)
* Ganashatru (1989)
* Shakha Proshakha (1990)
* Agantuk (1991)

Screenplay
and story|

| Goopy - Bagha|

* Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991)
* Goopy Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya (2014)

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Feluda|

* Baksho Rahashya (1996)
* Bombaiyer Bombete (2003)
* Kailashey Kelenkari (2007)
* Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
* Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)
* Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011)
* Badshahi Angti (2014)
* Double Feluda (2016)

Tarini Khuro|

* Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012)
* The Storyteller (TBA)

Professor Shonku|

* Professor Shonku O El Dorado (2019)

Others|

* The Alien (unproduced)
* Target (1995)
* Bombay Talkies (2013)
* Chaar (2014)
* Anukul (2017)

Cinematic
literature|

* Our Films, Their Films
* Bishoy Chalachchitra
* Ekei Bole Shooting

Characters|

* Feluda
* Professor Shonku
* Tarini Khuro
* Lalmohan 'Jatayu' Ganguly
* Topshe

Related|

* Sandesh magazine
* Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

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