Lathi (1996 film)
Lathi is a 1996 Bengali family drama film directed by Prabhat Roy.[1] The Film stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist. It also stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.
Lathi | |
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Directed by | Prabhat Roy |
Produced by | Shanti Film Corporation |
Screenplay by | Prabhat Roy |
Story by | Prabhat Roy |
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Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
Cinematography | Kartik Bose |
Release date | 20/12/1996 |
Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Plot
Atindranath Banerjee 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 (Prosenjit Chatterjee) and his daughter Lipi (Satabdi Roy) 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 saves 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 Banani (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 Sonali(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 there 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
- Victor Banerjee as Atindranath
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Somnath
- Debashree Roy as Kalyani
- Satabdi Roy as Lipi
- Rituparna Sengupta as Banani
- Joy Badlani
- Pallavi Chatterjee as Uma
- Soumitra Chatterjee
- Sabyasachi Chakraborty
- Abhishek Chatterjee
- Tota Roy Chowdhury
- Deepankar De
- Manoj Mitra
- Haradhan Bandopadhyay
- Nirmal Kumar
- Dulal Lahiri
- Arindam Sil
- Bodhisatto Majumdar
- Koushik Bandyopadhyay
- Koushik Sen
- Chandan Sen
- Gita Dey
- Debika Mitra
- Sanghamitra Bandopadhyay
- June Malya as Sonali
- Pushpita Mukerjee
- Rita koiral
- Soham Chakraborty (Master Bittu) (Child Artist)
- Saheb Bhattacharya
Awards
Title | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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National Award | 1997 | [2] | |||
BFJA Award | 1997 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Victor Banerjee | Won | |
Best Art Direction | Kartik Bose | Won | [3] |
References
- "Lathi (1996)". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "1997 award winners". bfjaaward.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.