Bagh Bahadur

Bagh Bahadur (Bengali: বাঘ বাহাদুর, translation: The Tiger Dancer) is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed and screenplayed by Buddhadev Dasgupta based on a short story of Prafulla Roy.^[1][2]

Bagh Bahadur
Directed by	Buddhadev Dasgupta
Written by	Buddhadev Dasgupta Prafulla Roy (story)
Produced by	Buddhadev Dasgupta Dulal K. Roy – Executive Producer
Starring	Archana Pavan Malhotra M.V. Vasudeva Rao
Cinematography	Venu
Music by	Shantanu Mahapatra
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Plot

The film is about a man, Ghumuram who paints himself as a tiger and dances in a village in Bengal. The movie conveys a strong message as it illustrates the hardships of rural village life in Bengal.^[3]

Cast

• Archana as Radha
• Pavan Malhotra as Ghunuram
• M.V. Vasudeva Rao as Sibal
• Biplab Chatterjee
• Rajeswari Roychowdhury

Awards

1989 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film^[4]

References

1. "#DirectorsCut: 'Bagh Bahadur' symbolizes cultural displacement and the morbid state of dying art forms". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
2. Ramnath, Nandini (12 June 2021). "Pavan Malhotra on Buddhadeb Dasgupta's 'Bagh Bahadur': 'Such films stay with us our whole lives'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
3. Sharma, Shanku (20 January 2021). "Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bagh Bahadur, a masterpiece". FilmSpell. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
4. "Pawan Malhotra: Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bagh Bahadur enriched the repertoire I have today". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

External links

• Bagh Bahadur at IMDb