Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663615

Cinematographer

Document TypePhotographic Still

Film Title

Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress), 1974, India, Bengali

Scene Description The prelude to the film introduces us to mysterious case of a little boy, Mukul who gets up at night and starts drawing pictures of unknown lands, sandy hills and palaces that possibly relate to his previous life. He remembers a golden fortress, colourful gemstones and wars fought with swords, bows and arrows. Mukul's parents are concerned about his irrate behaviour. He keeps drawing, talking about a past life and never smiles. (1/20)

Director

Satyajit Ray

Banner

Government of West Bengal

Art Director

Ashoke Bose

Cast

Santanu Bagchi,

Ajoy Benerjee,

Kushal Chakraborty,

Soumitra Chatterjee,

Harindranath Chatopadhayaya,

Dibyendu Chatterjee,

Rekha Chatterjee,

Haradhan bannerjee

Editing Dulal Dutta Music Director Satyajit Ray Script Writer Satyajit Ray

Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still