| Bagh Bondi Khela | |
| Director: | Pijush Basu |
| Producer: | Asima Bhattacharya[1] |
| Based On: | Bagh Bondi Khela novel by Prafulla Roy |
| Starring: | Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Partho Mukherjee Mahua Roychoudhury |
| Music: | Dipankar Chattopadhyay Asima Mukherjee (background score) |
| Cinematography: | Ganesh Bose |
| Editing: | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Studio: | Pompy Films |
| Distributor: | Bishwajit Films |
| Runtime: | 127 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Bagh Bondi Khela (English: The Caged Tiger Game) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language political action crime-thriller film co-written and directed by Pijush Basu.[2] It is based on a novel written by Prafulla Roy which stars Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Partha Mukherjee and Mahua Roy Chowdhury in lead roles.[3] This movie is believed to be Uttam Kumar’s best appearance as an antagonist.[4] [5] [6]
Bhabesh Banerjee is a corrupt and loose character. He lives in Ranipur, involved with unauthorised business, smuggling and immoral trafficking. His son Rajesh is an honest man who loves Dolon. Bhabesh cheated Dolon's father using counterfeit documents. When Rajesh comes to visit his father, Bhabesh gifts all his properties to Rajesh for getting political mileage and enters into politics. Bhabesh's second wife Bibha knows the whole plot and reveals it to Rajesh. When police come to arrest Bhabesh, he commits suicide.[7]
| Bagh Bandi Khela | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Dipankar Chatterjee |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Recorded: | 1974 |
| Studio: | Pompy Films |
| Length: | 0:7:12 |
| Label: | SA RE GA MA PA |
| Producer: | Ashima Mukherjee |
The film is remembered as Uttam Kumar's one of the first films he performed as an antagonist.[4] Before this film, he also played negative characters in movies such as Kuhak in 1960, Aparichita in 1969,[8] Stree in 1972.[9] The film didn't perform well at the Box Office.