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MLA Fatakeshto | |
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Directed by | Swapan Saha |
Screenplay by | N.K. Salil |
Story by | N. K. Salil |
Starring | |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Music by | Jeet Gannguli |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Budget | ₹ 2 crores |
Box office | ₹ 7.50 crores [1] |
MLA Fatakeshto is a 2006 Indian Bengali-language political action film directed by Swapan Saha for Shree Venkatesh Films, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Koel Mallick, Rajatava Dutta and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Tamil movie Mudhalvan . It was a commercial success at the box office, helped by the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[ citation needed ]
It is the first of the two Fatakeshto series (the other being Minister Fatakeshto ). It has gained fame for its dialogue "Marbo ekhaney, lash porbe sashane" [I will hit you here and the body will be there at the cremation ground]. [2] [3] [4] The film collected ₹7.5 crore at the Box Office. [1]
It is the tale of seven days of a small time goon who becomes an M.L.A.
MLA Fatakeshto | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Shree Venkatesh Films | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Bengali | |||
Label | SVF | |||
Jeet Gannguli chronology | ||||
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Singles from MLA Fatakeshto | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bibi Asol Hero" | Amit Kumar | 2:42 |
2. | "Ami MLA Fatakeshto" | Amit Kumar | 4:58 |
3. | "Khusir Aalo" | Amit Kumar, Pamela Jain | 5:19 |
4. | "MLA Fatakesto (Theme Song)" | Chaturvedi, Jeet Gannguli |
Made at the budget of ₹ 2 crore, the film was released with 61 prints and collected over ₹ 7.50 crore in 75 days. [1] [5]
Award | Category | Recipient and Nominees | Result |
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Anandalok Awards | Best Villain | Rajatava Dutta | Won |
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