Aamar Bhuvan
| Aamar Bhuvan | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
| Written by | Mrinal Sen, Afsar Amed |
| Story by | Based on Dhanjyotsna by Afsar Amed |
| Starring | Nandita Das Kaushik Sen Bibhas Chakraborty Arun Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhyay |
| Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Aamar Bhuvan is a 2002 Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen. The film portrays a community in India where people coexist peacefully and share love, despite the widespread hatred and violence affecting the rest of the country.[1] Mrinal Sen received the Best Director Award at the Cairo Film Festival in 2002 for this film.[2] The screenplay is adapted from the novel Dhanjyotsna by Afsar Amed.
Plot
[edit | edit source]The story revolves around Sakhina and Nur, who have divorced. Sakhina has since remarried Meher, a man who loves her but struggles to support her and their three children. Nur, who had moved to the Middle East, returns as a wealthy man and has also remarried. As cousins, Nur attempts to assist Meher and Sakhina by offering employment and financial support. However, tension arises when Nur returns a valuable nose-ring to Sakhina. The nose-ring, which Nur had given Sakhina during their marriage and which Meher had pawned for money, causes Sakhina to feel insulted and hurt.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Nandita Das as Sakhina
- Kaushik Sen as Meher
- Saswata Chatterjee as Nur
- Bibhas Chakraborty
- Arun Mukherjee
- Shubhannita Guha as Saira
Awards
[edit | edit source]Cairo International film festival
[edit | edit source]- Best director: Mrinal Sen (won)
- Best actress: Nandita Das (won)
- Golden pyramid (nominated)[2]
In India
[edit | edit source]- Anandalok Award: Best Male Playback Singer for Srikanta Acharya in 2003
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Aamar Bhuvan at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).