Some Bengali Movies I've Watched Over and Over Again and Never Get Bored of them
by biswas-arka54 | created - 04 Nov 2012 | updated - 25 Feb 2013 | PublicThese are some of the best Bengali movies.
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1. Choker Bali: A Passion Play (2003)
167 min | Drama
Binodini is a young widow who lives with a woman and her son, Mahendra, who had once refused to marry her. Their lives are thrown into disarray when there is deceit and adultery between Binodini, Mahendra, his wife and his friend.
Director: Rituparno Ghosh | Stars: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Lily Chakravarty
Votes: 1,825
2. The Branches of the Tree (1990)
130 min | Drama
Four brothers converge around an ailing father.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey
Votes: 852
3. Distant Thunder (1973)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Bobita, Sandhya Roy, Chitra Banerjee
Votes: 1,721
4. Charulata (1964)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance
The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhavi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal
Votes: 7,203 | Gross: $0.08M
5. Pather Panchali (1955)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee, Chunibala Devi
Votes: 38,576 | Gross: $0.54M
6. Ekti Raat (1956)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
Shusovan and Anita are husband and wife and they start from their place to visit Digbijoy's house. Although Shusovan is a loving husband, Anita doubts him of having multiple affairs behind ... See full summary »
Director: Chitta Bose | Stars: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Bhanu Bannerjee, Gurudas Bannerjee
Votes: 68
7. Mouchak (1974)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newly appointed good-looking officer catches the eyes of the fathers of would-be-brides. But he has some other plans.
Director: Arabinda Mukhopadhyay | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Mithu Mukherjee, Savitri Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick
Votes: 405
8. Chowringhee (1968)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in Kolkata. The movie revolves around ... See full summary »
Director: Pinaki Bhushan Mukherji | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Supriya Choudhury, Anjana Bhowmik, Subhendu Chatterjee
Votes: 233
9. 22 Shey Shraban (2011)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-cop is hired to track down a serial killer who carries out his killings according to Bengali poetry.
Director: Srijit Mukherji | Stars: Prasenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Raima Sen, Abir Chatterjee
Votes: 6,085
10. Saptapadi (1961)
163 min | Drama, Romance
Set in World War II, the reverend Krishnendu runs a military hospital in Bankura. A drunken Anglo-Indian woman soldier is brought to him for treatment and he recognized her as his former love Rina Brown.
Director: Ajoy Kar | Stars: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Khitish Acharya, Panchanan Bhattacharya
Votes: 486
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