Lathi (1996 film)

Lathi
Directed by Prabhat Roy
Produced by Shanti Film Corporation
Screenplay by Prabhat Roy
Story by Prabhat Roy
Starring
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Cinematography Kartik Bose
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
 160 minutes
Country India
Language Bengali

Lathi is a 1996 Bengali family drama film directed by Prabhat Roy. The Film stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist. It also stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Plot

Atindranath Bannerjee during his old-age and after his retirement after the long-term service in a local school get recognition and farewell from the same.

While returning home he gets his son-in-law, Somnath and his daughter Lipi to him back home. But, while returning home he finds that some daily availers is beating and harassing an old women belonging to the lower section of the society and stating that she is a kidnapper. He protests and save that old women.

By the harassment of his sons (Koushik Bannerjee, Bodhiswatta) and daughter in laws he decides to treat them using stick and help them to improve. But, his youngest son (Abhishek Chatterjee) marries Sonali (Rituparna Sengupta) without letting his father know.

But his father, provides everything and them started living in a slum and started teaching there. But, there also a political leader started harassing him. Meanwhile, his granddaughter June Malia gets involved in a sexual relationship with Tota Roychowdhury and gets pregnant. But at last everything becomes okey by the request of Victor Banerjee and he finishes the political leader and gets back to the slum and starts teaching their again.

Lathi (stick) here in this movie is used and stated that it is used by old man to improve the quality of living.

Cast

Awards

BFJA Awards (1997), Best Actor: Victor Banerjee, Best Art Direction: Kartik Bose[1]

References

  1. ↑ "1997 award winners". bfjaaward.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2015-04-28.


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