| Agnishwar | |
| Director: | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay |
| Screenplay: | Arabinda Mukherjee |
| Based On: | Agnishwar by Banaphool |
| Producer: | Uday Samanta Ranjit Samanta |
| Starring: | Uttam Kumar Madhabi Chakraborty Sumitra Mukherjee Kajal Gupta Partha Mukherjee Tarun Kumar Dilip Roy Jahar Roy Asit Baran Haridhan Mukhopadhyay |
| Cinematography: | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Editing: | Amiyo Mukherjee |
| Music: | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay |
| Studio: | Pratibha Pictures |
| Distributor: | Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd |
| Runtime: | 123 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Agnishwar (English: The fire god) is a 1975 Indian Bengali language socio-political drama film co-written and directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay.[1] The story of the film is based on the novel of the same name written by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, which itself was inspired from the life of his teacher Banabihari Mukhopadhyay. it stars Uttam Kumar in the titular role, alongside Madhabi Chakraborty, Sumitra Mukherjee, Kajal Gupta, Partha Mukherjee in lead roles, while Tarun Kumar, Dilip Roy, Asit Baran, Jahar Roy, Haridhan Mukhopadhyay play other pivotal roles.[2] [3] It deals with the life and career of a patriotic, idealistic doctor.
The plot revolves around a patriotic doctor who lends a moral backbone to the broken society of India.
| Agnishwar | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Hemanta Mukherjee |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Recorded: | 1974 |
| Studio: | Pratibha Pictures Pvt Ltd |
| Length: | 0:12:58 |
| Label: | Channel B Entertainment |
| Producer: | Uday Samanta |
| Prev Title: | Phuleshwari |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Mohunbaganer Meye |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
Rabindranath Tagore and Dwijendralal Ray composing and lyrics was use for the film. Music director of the film was Hemanta Mukherjee.
The film become superhit at the box office and ran for 100 days in theaters. The film earned cult status and still creating the buzz to this generation. It's takes inspiration for many doctors and other people today. The performance of Kumar, story and direction being praised by the audiences.[4] [5]