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Chidiakhana (1967)

29 September 1967

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Chidiakhana (1967)

Chidiakhana (1967)

29 September 1967

Chidiakhana (1967)

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Satyajit Ray's gripping crime thriller stars Uttam Kumar as detective Byomkesh Bakshi and won National Awards for both Best Direction and Best Actor

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Preface — Chidiakhana (1967)

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still

Chiriyakhana (also spelled Chiriakhana) The Menagerie (1967), was a Bengali-language crime thriller film directed and co-written by the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, and based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film features the iconic actor Uttam Kumar in the role of the detective Byomkesh Bakshi, with the screenplay also penned by Ray himself.The ensemble cast includes Shailen Mukherjee, Sushil Majumder, Kalipada Chakraborty, Jahar Ganguli, Subhendu Chatterjee, Prasad Mukherjee, Bankim Ghosh, Nripati Chattopadhyay, Subrata Chatterjee, Kanika Majumdar, Shyamal Ghoshal, Nilotpal De, Chinmoy Ray, Geetali Ray, Shekhar Chatterjee, and Rupak Majumdar. At the heart of the film is a complex mystery involving a reclusive former film star and a secluded colony inhabited by society's outcasts. Byomkesh Bakshi is called upon to investigate what begins as a missing persons case but quickly escalates into a double...

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चिड़ियाखाना (1967) बांग्ला भाषा में निर्मित एक अपराध कथा पर आधारित थ्रिलर फ़िल्म थी, जिसके सहलेखक और निर्देशक महान फ़िल्मकार सत्यजित राय थे। यह फ़िल्म मशहूर बांग्ला लेखक शारदेंदु बंद्योपाध्याय की इसी शीर्षक से लिखी कहानी पर आधारित थी। इसमें प्रसिद्ध अभिनेता उत्तम कुमार ने नामी जासूस किरदार ब्योमकेश बक्शी की भूमिका निभाई थी। फ़िल्म के लिए पटकथा भी स्वयं राय ने लिखी थी। फ़िल्म के अन्य प्रमुख कलाकारों में शैलेन मुखर्जी, सुशील मजूमदार, कालीपद चक्रवर्ती, ज़हर गांगुली, शुभेंदु चटर्जी, प्रसाद मुखर्जी, बंकिम घोष, नृपति चट्टोपाध्याय, सुब्रत चटर्जी, कनिका मजूमदार, श्यामल घोषाल, नीलोत्पल डे, चिन्मय राय, गीता‍ली राय, शेखर चटर्जी और रूपक मजूमदार जैसे अभिनेता शामिल थे। फ़िल्म के कथानक के केंद्र में एक जटिल उलझा हुआ रहस्य है जिसमें एक फ़िल्मी चकाचौंध से दूर जा चुका पूर्व फ़िल्म सितारा और समाज से बहिष्कृत लोगों की एक बस्ती के संदर्भ आते हैं। नामी जासूस ब्योमकेश बक्शी को एक ऐसे मामले की जांच के लिए बुलाया जाता है जिसकी शुरुआत तो गुमशुदगी से होती है, लेकिन जल्द ही यह मामला दोहरे हत्याकांड की तफ़्तीश में बदल जाता है। जैसे-जैसे ब्योमकेश मामले की गहराई में जाते हैं, उनके सामने धोखे, छिपी हुई पहचान और दफ़्न रहस्यों की परतें खुलने लगती हैं। यह एक ऐसी कौतुहल से भरी जगह है जहाँ का हर निवासी...

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Chidiakhana (1967)

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Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663013

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663013

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A former judge and businessman Mr Nishanath Sen pays a visit to private detective Byomkesh Bakshi (Uttam Kumar) at his residence, asking to be consulted on a case.

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663013
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663014
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663015
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663016
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663017
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663018
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663019
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663020
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663021
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663022
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663023
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663024
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663025
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Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663013
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663014
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663015
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663013

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Chidiakhana, 1967 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663013

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A former judge and businessman Mr Nishanath Sen pays a visit to private detective Byomkesh Bakshi (Uttam Kumar) at his residence, asking to be consulted on a case.

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Soumendu Roy

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Satyajit Ray

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Dulal Dutta

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Kalipada Chakraborty,

Nripati Chatterjee,

Shekhar Chatterji,

Uttam Kumar

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Subhendu Chatterjee,

Subrata Chatterjee

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Satyajit Ray

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Satyajit Ray

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Harendranath Bhattacharya

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Satyajit Ray

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Saradindu Bandopadhyay

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