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Sonar Kella (1974)
27 December 1974
Satyajit Ray introduces beloved detective Feluda in a thrilling Rajasthan adventure involving a child with past life memories winning National Awards
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Preface — Sonar Kella (1974)
Ray, Satyajit (Poster Designer), Sonar Kella, 1974. Bengali poster of Sonar Kella designed by Satyajit Ray | Poster
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ray, Satyajit (Artist), Sonar Kella, 1974. Costume design for Feluda, Topsey and Jatayu for Sonar Kella | Original Artwork, 1961
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still
Sonar Kella (1974) Released internationally as The Golden Fortress, the film is a masterful cinematic adaptation of the mystery novel by legendary Bengali writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Marking the screen debut of Ray's iconic detective Feluda, the film stars Soumitra Chatterjee as the astute sleuth, alongside Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee, and Kushal Chakraborty. It was the first in Ray's celebrated Feluda series and was later followed by Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God). The film's ensemble cast also includes notable performances by Kamu Mukherjee, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Haradhan Banerjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Ajoy Banerjee, Bishnupada Rudrapaul, Santanu Bagchi, Bimal Chatterjee, and Ashok Mukherjee. The story unfolds as private detective Feluda and his young cousin Topshe are enlisted by a concerned father to protect his six-year-old son, Mukul Dhar. A prodigious child haunted by vivid recollections of a past life, Mukul claims to...
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सोनार केल्ला (1974) अन्तरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर 'दि गोल्डन फोर्ट्रेस' के नाम से प्रदर्शित यह फ़िल्म महान बांग्ला लेखक और फ़िल्मकार सत्यजित राय के इसी नाम से लिखे रहस्यपूर्ण उपन्यास पर आधारित एक उत्कृष्ट सिनेमाई कृति है। यह सत्यजित राय के गढ़े प्रसिद्ध जासूसी किरदार प्रदोष मित्तिर उर्फ़ 'फ़ेलूदा' के पहले सिनेमाई पदार्पण का भी मौका है। इस फ़िल्म में अभिनेता सौमित्र चटर्जी ने इस चतुर और सूक्ष्मदर्शी जासूस फ़ेलूदा की भूमिका निभाई है। बांग्ला किशोर साहित्य में जासूसी कथाओं के लिखे जाने और स्थानीय स्तर पर रचे गए काल्पनिक जासूसी किरदारों की लम्बी परम्परा रही है। ब्योमकेश बक्शी से लेकर कीरती राय तक ऐसे ही किरदार रहे हैं। फ़िल्म के अन्य प्रमुख कलाकारों में संतोष दत्ता, सिद्धार्थ चटर्जी और कुशल चक्रवर्ती मुख्य भूमिकाओं में थे। यह राय की सुप्रसिद्ध 'फ़ेलूदा' शृंखला की पहली फ़िल्म थी और उन्होंने फ़ेलुदा के किरदार को लेकर इसके बाद जय बाबा फेलुनाथ (1979) भी बनाई। फ़िल्म के अन्य कलाकारों में कामू मुखर्जी, हरेंद्रनाथ चट्टोपाध्याय, हराधन बनर्जी, शैलेन मुखर्जी, अजय बनर्जी, विष्णुपद रुद्रपाल, शांतनु बागची, बिमल चटर्जी और अशोक मुखर्जी का उल्लेखनीय काम शामिल रहा है। फ़िल्म की कहानी आरंभ होती है जब प्रसिद्ध जासूस फ़ेलूदा और उसके युवा चचेरे भाई तोपशे को एक चिंतित पिता मिलने आते हैं। वे फ़ेलुदा से अनुरोध करते हैं कि वह उसके...
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Sonar Kella (1974)
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663615
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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.
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still | CinemaEducation | 00663615
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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.
Mukul a young boy , is haunted by memories of his previous life. He is taken to Dr. Hajra, a parapsychologist for treatment. The doctor discovers some drawings made by Mukul that represent scenes from the past. It emerges that events had taken place in a fortress where the boy's father had worked as a gem cutter. The doctor believes that a fortress in the drawings may be located in Rajasthan and decides to take the boy on a trip there in the hope that this might provide a cure. Alerted to this strange phenomenon by newspaper reports, some bandits kidnap Mukul in the hope of laying their hands on what they believe is treasure. Meanwhile, Felu the detective is engaged along with his assistant Tapesh to recover the child. Based on his own novel, Ray's The Golden Fortress is an exciting and fun-filled journey, and a thriller for people of all ages.
Art Director
Ashoke Bose
Assistant Directors
Santi-Kumar Chatterji,
Ramesh Sen,
Subhash De
Banner
Government of West Bengal
Cinematographer
Soumendu Roy
Controller of Production
Anil Chowdhury,
Bhanu Ghosh
Costume Designer
Haru Das
Dialogue Writer
Hridayesh Pandey,
Satyajit Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Editing
Dulal Dutta
Lead Cast
Santanu Bagchi,
Ajoy Benerjee,
Kushal Chakraborty,
Soumitra Chatterjee
Lead Cast Rest
Harindranath Chatopadhayaya,
Dibyendu Chatterjee,
Rekha Chatterjee,
Haradhan bannerjee
Makeup Director
Ananta Das
Music Director
Satyajit Ray
Poster Designer
Satyajit Ray
Publicity Designer
Bidyut Chakraborty
Re recording
Mangesh Desai
Screenplay Writer
Satyajit Ray
Script Writer
Satyajit Ray
Still Photographer
Nemai Ghosh,
Sandip Ray
Story Writer
Satyajit Ray
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Ray, Satyajit (Artist), Sonar Kella, 1974. Costume design for Feluda, Topsey and Jatayu for Sonar Kella | Original Artwork, 1961
Ray, Satyajit (Poster Designer), Sonar Kella, 1974. Bengali poster of Sonar Kella designed by Satyajit Ray | Poster
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still
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Ray, Satyajit (Artist), Sonar Kella, 1974. Costume design for Feluda, Topsey and Jatayu for Sonar Kella | Original Artwork, 1961
Ray, Satyajit (Poster Designer), Sonar Kella, 1974. Bengali poster of Sonar Kella designed by Satyajit Ray | Poster
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
Ghosh, Nemai (Still Photographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Working Still
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Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still
Roy, Soumendu (Cinematographer), Sonar Kella, 1974 | Photographic Still
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