Chokh (lit. The Eyes) is a 1983 Indian Bengali film directed by Utpalendu Chakrabarty, with Om Puri, Anil Chatterjee, Shyamanand Jalan and Sreela Majumdar in lead roles. The film is set in 1975 and the oppression and exploitation of Jute mill workers in Kolkata.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Utpalendu Chakrabarty |
| Written by | Utpalendu Chakrabarty Akshay Upadhyay (Hindi dialogue) |
| Story by | Utpalendu Chakrabarty |
| Produced by | Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal |
| Starring | Om Puri Anil Chatterjee Shyamanand Jalan Sreela Majumdar |
| Cinematography | Shakti Banerjee |
| Edited by | Bulu Ghosh |
| Music by | Utpalendu Chakrabarty |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
At the 30th National Film Awards he won the awards for Best Feature Film as well as Best Direction award for the director.[3][4]
Plot
editThe film is set during the Emergency period in December 1975. Jadunath a labour union leader, of Jethia Jute Mill in Kolkata has been given a death sentence, for the murders of owner Jethia's brother, and another worker, even though he never committed them. Before dying, he pledges his eyes for donation. However, when the mill owner finds about this, he tries to maneuver the medical system to get both eyes for his blind son. Meanwhile, the doctor discovers that the donation papers provided by Jethia to be fake. Soon the mill workers get united behind the widow of Jadunath and hold a protest rally against the injustice. The film is a documentation of the time.
Cast
edit- Om Puri as Jadunath
- Anil Chatterjee as Dr. Mukherjee (as Anil Chattopadhyay)
- Shyamanand Jalan as Factory Owner
- Sreela Majumdar as Jadunath's Widow
- Madhabi Mukherjee (guest appearance)
- Ashok Banerjee
- Baidyanath Banerjee
- Gautam Banerjee
- Manju Banerjee
- Nepal Banik
References
edit- ^ "Chokh". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Sukanta (1990). Calcutta, the Living City: The present and future. Oxford University Press. p. 313. ISBN 9780195625868.
- ^ "30th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "30th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.