| Director | Buddhadev Dasgupta |
|---|---|
| Writer | Buddhadev Dasgupta Prafulla Roy (story) |
| Producer | Buddhadev Dasgupta Dulal K. Roy – Executive Producer |
| Starring | Archana Pavan Malhotra M.V. Vasudeva Rao |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Music | Shantanu Mahapatra |
| Released | 1989 |
| Runtime | 98 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Bagh Bahadur (Bengali: বাঘ বাহাদুর, translation: The Tiger Dancer) is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed and screenplayed by Buddhadev Dasgupta based on a short story of Prafulla Roy.[1][2]
Plot
The film is about a man, Ghumuram who paints himself as a tiger and dances in a village in Bengal. The movie conveys a strong message as it illustrates the hardships of rural village life in Bengal.[3]
Cast
- Archana as Radha
- Pavan Malhotra as Ghunuram
- M.V. Vasudeva Rao as Sibal
- Biplab Chatterjee
- Rajeswari Roychowdhury
Awards
1989 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film[4]
References
- ^ "#DirectorsCut: 'Bagh Bahadur' symbolizes cultural displacement and the morbid state of dying art forms". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (12 June 2021). "Pavan Malhotra on Buddhadeb Dasgupta's 'Bagh Bahadur': 'Such films stay with us our whole lives'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Sharma, Shanku (2021-01-20). "Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bagh Bahadur, a masterpiece". FilmSpell. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Pawan Malhotra: Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bagh Bahadur enriched the repertoire I have today". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
External links
- Bagh Bahadur at IMDb