Bagha Jatin (1958 film)

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Bagha Jatin
Directed byHiranmoy Sen
StarringDhiraj Bhattacharya
Nimu Bhowmik
Production
company
Bharati Chitram Private Limited
Release date
  • 27 June 1958 (1958-06-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Bagha Jatin is a Bengali biographical film directed by Hiranmoy Sen [1] [2] based on the life of Indian revolutionary Bagha Jatin. This film was released on 27 June 1958 [3] under the banner of Bharati Chitram Private Limited. [4] [5] This is the debut film of Bengali actor Nimu Bhowmik. [6]

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The film portrays the life of Bengali freedom fighter Jatindranath Mukherjee alias Bagha Jatin and his struggle against the British Imperialism in India. Dhiraj Bhattacharya played the role of the revolutionary in this movie which brought him praise of critics.

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