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    154 min | Biography, Drama
Cloud Capped Star (2013)
Unrated
154 min | Biography, Drama

To Ritwik Ghatak film was not merely a form of entertainment, but a weapon, a medium to portray struggle of common men. He was successful neither in his career nor he could he become a good family man or husband. Still he was an artist who...See moreTo Ritwik Ghatak film was not merely a form of entertainment, but a weapon, a medium to portray struggle of common men. He was successful neither in his career nor he could he become a good family man or husband. Still he was an artist who never compromised for personal gain, fame or profit. The story of the film starts in 1969 and deals with Ritwik Ghatak's time spent in a mental asylum. It shows Nilkantha being admitted to mental asylum under the supervision of Doctor S. P. Mukherjee. S. P. Mukherjee learns that the Prime Minister of India knows Nilkantha and is fond of his works and may request the hospital authority to take special care of him. In the hospital a police officer sees Nilkantha and tells Doctor Mukherjee that he is a wasted drunkard. Another patient of hospital mocks Nilkantha as "disgraced intellectual". Even he was undergoing treatment in the hospitals, he writes a play and stages it with other asylum patients. The film shows how Durga (Nilkantha's wife) wants to leave him saying "separation is essential". Nilkantha witnessed partition of Bengal and its devastating effect and in his youth became attracted towards communism. Throughout the film Nilkantha's mental agony, struggles, inner contradictions, disappointments as well as financial troubles faced by him are shown. He clearly tells, it is not possible for him to make entertaining or commercial films. During a discussion Nilkantha asks Doctor Mukherjee that should a man perfome mujra at a time when the society is burning? He also tells Doctor Mukherjee that he is a "people's artist" and that is his job. The film also shows the atmosphere of Bengal during Tebhaga and Naxalite movements. A scene has been shown in the film where a book named "How to be a good communist?" is burning. This scene symbolises Ghatak's dissatisfaction with India's communist politics. When Durga tells Nilkantha that they don't have a single rupee to run the family, Nilkantha readily replies, it is not money but it is one's work which will remain forever. Written by rupak_speaking See less
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Writer
Kamaleswar Mukherjee (dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
Composer
Debojyoti Mishra (as Debajyoti Mishra)
Cinematographer
Editor
Rabiranjan Maitra (as Raviranjan Maitra)
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Updated Dec 21, 2013

Release date
Jun 14, 2013 (India)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Saswata Chatterjee
Nilkantha Bagchi Nilkantha Bagchi   See fewer
Abir Chatterjee
Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Dr. S. P. Mukherjee   See fewer
Rahul Banerjee
Anil Chatterjee Anil Chatterjee   See fewer
Joydeep Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee   See fewer
Abhijit Guha
Salil Choudhury Salil Choudhury   See fewer
Padmanabha Dasgupta
Kali Banerjee Kali Banerjee   See fewer
Anindya Bose
Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen   See fewer
Mumtaz Sorcar
Supriya Devi Supriya Devi   See fewer
Bidipta Chakraborty
Shobha Sen Shobha Sen   See fewer
Subhasish Mukherjee
Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya   See fewer
Biswajit Chakraborty
Charuprakash Ghosh Charuprakash Ghosh   See fewer
Arup Kumar Ganguly
Freedom Fighter Freedom Fighter   See fewer
Anindya Pulak Banerjee
Mental Asylum Patient Mental Asylum Patient   See fewer
Debapratim Dasgupta
Mental Asylum Patient Mental Asylum Patient   See fewer
Abhinandan Dutta
Freedom fighter Freedom fighter   See fewer
Sayan Sarkar
Actor (as Shayan Sarkar) Actor (as Shayan Sarkar)   See fewer
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