Antarjali Jatra (Bengali: অন্তর্জলী যাত্রা), also known as Antarjali Yatra, is a 1987 film directed by Kolkata-based Indian film director Goutam Ghose based on a novel, Mahayatra, by Kamal Kumar Majumdar.[1] It documents the institution of Kulin Brahmin polygamy in nineteenth century Bengal. The film got National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali in 1988. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Gautam Ghose |
| Written by | Kamal Kumar Majumdar (Story) |
| Starring | Shatrughan Sinha Basanta Choudhury Promode Ganguly Rabi Ghosh Shampa Ghosh |
| Music by | Goutam Ghose |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Cast edit
- Shatrughan Sinha as Baiju
- Vasant Choudhury as Yashobati's Father
- Promode Ganguly as Seetaram
- Rabi Ghosh as Astrologer
- Shampa Ghosh as Yashobati
- Mohan Agashe
Awards edit
The film got National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali in 1988.
It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and Grand Prix at Tashkent Film Festival 1988.
References edit
- ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Antarjali Jatra". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Antarjali Jatra (1987) | Art House Cinema". 15 June 2014.
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