Kahini Explained

Kahini is a Bengali drama film directed by Malay Bhattacharya and produced by Chandramala Bhattacharya.^{[1] [2]} This film was officially released in India on 17 October 1997 under the banner of Movie Mill.^[3] It received 43rd National Film Awards for the best debut film of a director.^[4]

Plot

Rajat, a painter and a taxi driver, decides to kidnap a child. Before executing the plan a stranger gives him some documents and a half-burnt photo of a child. Rajat starts their journey with the kidnapped child but get more and more entangled in complex situations. The physical condition of the child becomes worse.

Cast

• Dhritiman Chatterjee as Rajat
• Rabi Ghosh
• Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Taxi driver
• Debashish Goswami
• Neelkantha Sengupta
• Anuradha Ghatak
• Ajoy Acharya
• Sukhlal Baidya
• Soumyamoy Bakshi
• Soumik Bal
• Jayantamohan Bandyopadhyay
• Bishwanath Banerjee
• Indranil Banerjee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kahini / Fiction (Forum, Film Festival Berlin 1997). 2021-02-19. www.arsenal-berlin.de.
2. Web site: Eminent Film Makers and Award Winners Appeal to President to Resolve FTII Crisis. 2021-02-19. The Wire.
3. Web site: Kahini. 2021-02-19. www.tcm.com. en.
4. News: Kahini. The Times of India. 17 October 1997. 2021-05-31.