| Target | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sandip Ray |
| Written by | Sandip Ray Satyajit Ray Prafulla Roy |
| Based on | Manushar Juddha 1005 novel by Prafulla Roy |
| Produced by | Jason Lovas Zachary Lovas |
| Starring | Mohan Agashe Barun Chakraborty Champa |
| Cinematography | Barun Raha |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 min (UK)/122 min (USA) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/Bengali |
Target is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sandip Ray based on the novel Manushar Juddha, written by Prafulla Roy. The film is centred on the relationship between Singh, a cruel, manipulative landowner and his workers that belong to the caste of pariahs. [1] [2] [3] [4]
An affluent landowner named Singh, known for his prowess in hunting, has succumbed to the influence of alcohol. Consequently, Singh enlists the services of a professional, Bharosa, to assist him. Bharosa resides among the untouchables, the marginalized members of society. It is within this community that he encounters Birji, a young woman of striking beauty, and becomes acquainted with her story.
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Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that "The performances are strong enough to lift ``Target from the realm of the too-obvious and lend its fairy-tale ending a sense of epic inevitability". [6]
Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "Sandip Ray's directorial ability is proved in this film". [7]
Feluda is a fictional detective, private investigator created by Indian director and writer Satyajit Ray. Feluda resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children's magazine called Sandesh in 1965, under the editorialship of Ray and Subhas Mukhopadhyay. His first adventure was Feludar Goendagiri. Feluda is one of the most impactful Bengali characters of all time.
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Nirbachana English: Election ) is a 1994 Indian Oriya drama film directed by Biplab Ray Chaudhuri. The film exposes the maneuvering and corruption of Indian electioneering. A young man is happy to hear the news that the local candidate would offer money for electing him. This money would help him to marry, but he sacrifices the money for an ailing beggar. The story is told through the struggles of several poor villagers of the Indian state of Orissa, each of whom have one of two choices: either working the soil for a wealthy landowner, or "dynamiting" the hills in one of the new quarries—a portrayal of how low humanity can descend when penury and desperation chip away at the social veneer. The film was selected for the Indian Panorama, International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 1996, Delhi.
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Ormakalundayirikkanam is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by T. V. Chandran. Starring Mammootty, Master Nithin, Bharath Gopi, Priyambada Ray, Nedumudi Venu, Kukku Parameswaran and Sreenivasan, the film portrays the rise of the Communists to power in 1957 and the infamous Vimochana Samaram of 1959.
Feluda is an Indian-Bengali detective media franchise created by Indian-Bengali film director and writer Satyajit Ray, featuring the character, Feluda. The titular character is a private investigator starring in a series of Bengali novels and short stories. The detective resides at 21 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Feluda first made his appearance in a Bengali children's magazine called Sandesh (সন্দেশ) in 1965, under the editorialship of Satyajit and Subhas Mukhopadhyay. His first adventure was Feludar Goendagiri.
K. Bikram Singh was an Indian politician and filmmaker, most known for his documentary film, Satyajit Ray Introspections (1991) and feature film, Tarpan (1994). After a short stint as a lecturer in history, he joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1962. During his service with the Government of India, he has held many important positions, including Joint Director, of Food Corporation of India, Joint Director Planning, Joint Director of Film Festivals and Director of film Policy in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
Badshahi Angti is a 2014 Indian Bengali-language thriller film directed by Sandip Ray, based on the novel of the same name by Satyajit Ray, starring Abir Chatterjee and Sourav Das as Feluda and Topse respectively. The film was released on 19 December 2014. It is the first film which stars Abir Chatterjee as Feluda. This was going to be a reboot to previous Feluda film series after Royal Bengal Rahashya. But in 2016 Sandip Ray cancelled the reboot series because Abir Chatterjee started a new version of film series based on Byomkesh Bakshi franchise under Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The other reason was the new Feluda movie Sandip Ray intended to make under a Mumbai-based production house Eros International, but Abir has a strict contract with Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films.
Double Feluda is a 2016 Bengali language crime thriller detective film, based on the Bengali sleuth Feluda, created by the acclaimed and renowned Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray. It is the 19th film in the Feluda series. Directed by his son Sandip Ray, the film marks the comeback of both Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Saheb Bhattacharya, with the former returning to the eponymous role of Feluda and the latter playing his sidekick. This is a sequel of Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011). The film was released on 16 December 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic creation. The film is based on two Feluda stories - Samaddarer Chabi and Golokdham Rahasya.
Phatik Chand is a Bengali children's film directed by Sandip Ray based on the novel of Satyajit Ray by the same name. This was the directorial debut of Sandip Ray, and was released in 1983. This film received Best feature film award at the International Children's Film Festival in Vancouver in 1984.
Professor Shonku O El Dorado is a Bengali science fiction adventure drama film directed by Sandip Ray based on Nakur Babu O El Dorado, a story of Satyajit Ray. Dhritiman Chatterjee portrayed the protagonist character of Professor Shonku. The film was released theatrically on 20 December 2019.
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