Kalo Chita

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Kalo Chita (The Black Leopard) is a Bengali adventure drama film directed by Satarupa Sanyal [1] [2] and produced by Palchaudhury movies, based on the story Kalochitar Photograph by Samaresh Majumdar. [3] This film was released on 10 December 2004 under the banner of SCUD Production Company.

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Pradip Gurung is a fearless young man. He needs 4 lakh rupees to save an orphanage. He makes a deal with an industrialist Ramsundar Chhetri and goes to a risky mission to collect rare pictures of the meeting of Kalo Chita (black leopard) in Darjeeling-Gangtok border area. Pradip meets Sujata, a young lady who leaves her house after quarreling with her elder sister. The duo goes on an adventure and is subsequently involved in a series of mysterious incidents.

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References

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  2. "Screen On & Off". The Telegraph. India. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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