Sagina Mahato
| Sagina Mahato | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Written by | Gour Kishore Ghosh |
| Produced by | J. K. Kapur Hemen Ganguly |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anup Ghoshal Assistant Tapan Sinha |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Sagina Mahatois a 1970Bengali filmproduced by ShriJ. K. Kapurand directed byTapan Sinha.The film starsDilip KumarandSaira Banu,two acting giants of Indian cinema. The film is based on the true story of the labour movement of 1942–43, told through with fictional characters, and the mock trial of Sagina Mahato, the trade union leader of a factory inSiliguri.[1]It was entered into the7th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]The film was shot on locations inKurseong,nearDarjeeling.[3]A diamond-jubilee hit, it created box-office records inBengal.[citation needed]The film was remade as a Hindi film titledSaginain 1974, by Sinha with the same leads, produced by the same producers team J.K. Kapur and Hemen Ganguly, though this version wasn't commercially successful.[1]Film music composed by playback singerAnup Ghoshal.
Plot[edit]
This is story of atea estatelabour leader in thenorth eastern region of Indiaduring theBritish Raj.Sagina Mahato fights for the rights of the labourers and has the courage to face the tyranny of the British Boss es. He is helped by a young communist Amal who comes to the place to upraise the poor and downtrodden masses. Amal, an outsider, turned Sagina as a leader and thus alienated him from the mass by elaborating, appropriating, codifying, approximating his social hierarchy. The story byGour Kishor Ghosh(first published inDesh25:12, 18 January 1958, reveals the problems of vulgarvanguardismfrom theradical humanist standpoint.
Casts[edit]
- Dilip Kumaras Sagina Mahato
- Saira Banuas Lalita
- Anil Chatterjee
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay
- Swarup Dutta
- Sumita Sanyal
- Romi Chowdhury
- Kalyan Chatterjee
Awards[edit]
- BFJA Awardsin 1971
- Best Actor: Dilip Kumar
- Best Actor in Supporting Role: Anil Chatterjee
- Best Art Direction: Suniti Mitra
- Best Music:Tapan Sinha
- Best Male Playback Singer Award:Anup Ghoshal[4]
- Best Afro-Asian Film[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abSuresh Kohli (27 December 2012)."Sagina (1974)".Retrieved17 March2013.
- ^"7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)".MIFF.Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2014.Retrieved24 December2012.
- ^"I lost a dear friend in death of Tapan Sinha: Dilip Kumar".Newstrack. 15 January 2009.Retrieved18 March2013.
- ^BFJA AwardsArchived9 December 2008 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Tapan Sinha invited to inaugurate IFFI".The Indian Express.United News of India.6 January 1994. p. 11.
External links[edit]
- Sagina Mahato in Gomolo.in
- Sagina MahatoatIMDb
- Sagina Mahato,Promotional Booklet (1970)British Library
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