Baidurya Rahasya

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Baidurya Rahasya (বৈদুর্য রহস্য)
Directed by Tapan Sinha
Story byTapan Sinha
Produced bySnehendu Bikash Gope
Starring Basanta Choudhury
Moon Moon Sen
Tapas Paul
Manoj Mitra
Production
company
Saraswati Chitram
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
174 Minutes
CountryIndia
Language Bengali

Baidurya Rahasya (Mystery of the Electric Gem) is a Bengali thriller movie directed by Tapan Sinha. [1] This movie was released on 8 May 1985 [2] under the banner of Saraswati Chitram. Storylining and music direction was also done by Tapan Sinha. [3] [4]

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Plot

An invaluable emerald was stolen from a Lord Krishna's temple in an island, that was insured for Rs. 8 lakhs. The insurance company appointed Hindusthan detective agency for investigation. The Head of the Detective agency Mr. Madan Bose went to the temple with his assistant to meet the Mohanta Maharaj of the temple. On the other hand, two young ladies went to the temple as devotee of lord Krishna. Without informing the local police they started investigation secretly. There are some mysterious person like young researcher, priest Nityananda, and Singh ji, trustee of the temple. When old garden keeper Charandas was brutally killed by a masked man in night, the police started a parallel investigation. Finally it revealed that not only theft but another murder was committed in the temple few days ago. True culprit was identified and the jewel retrieved at last. [3]

Starring

Songs

noSongSinger
1"Momo Giridhari Nacho"Lily Sen
2"Kanu Heno Gunonidhi"Sreetama Gope, Lily Sen, Tapan Sinha
3"Bela Jay Shyam Rai" Ajoy Chakraborty
4"Nain mein Nandalal"Ajay Chakraborty

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