Comrade (2017 film)

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Comrade
Directed byShankudeb Panda
Written byShankudeb Panda
Produced byEasel movies
Starring Ena Saha
Kharaj Mukherjee
Moubani Sorcar
CinematographySashanka Palit
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music by Surojit Chatterjee
Release date
  • 21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
Country India
Language Bengali

Comrade is a Bengali drama film directed by former Trinamul Congress student leader Shankudeb Panda. [1] This film was released on 21 July 2017. [2] [3] [4] The music is released by Amara Muzik.

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Plot

The story based on the Singur - Nandigram violence which took place in the period of 2006 to 2007 in West Bengal. A peasants movement starts against land acquisition policy by the Government for industrialisation. The government stick on the point to acquire lands for a factory. Party workers confront with the farmers on the issue. Two women, Nandini and Radharani become the leader of the uprising. Nandini is gang-raped and murdered and Radharani commits suicide. Those horrific incidents make villagers to more united for their rights. Later Supreme Court of India orders to stop the land acquisition. [5]

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Aatreyee Nirman Easel. Kharaj Mukherjee is playing a key role. The shooting is mainly done in various places of South and North Bengal, including Garhbeta, Singur and Kolkata. The music is composed by Surojit Chatterjee.

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