Mayer Anchal
Indian movie
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Mayer Anchal is a 2003 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Anup Sengupta and produced by Apurba Saha.[1][2] It is a remake of the 2000 Hindi-language film Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain which itself was a remake of 1972 Marathi film Ekta Jeev Sadashiv.
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| Directed by | Anup Sengupta |
| Based on | Anchal play by Lokkrishti |
| Produced by | Apurba Saha |
| Starring | Prosenjit Chatterjee Ranjit Mallick Rachna Banerjee Piya Sengupta |
| Music by | Ashok Bhadra |
Production company | Apurba Productions |
| Distributed by | Eskay Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Cast
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Bhola Chowdhury
- Ranjit Mallick as Janardhan, Bhola's adopted father
- Anamika Saha as Mamata, Bhola's adopted mother
- Tapas Paul as Manish Chowdhury, Bhola's elder brother
- Rachna Banerjee as Rupa, Bhola's love interest
- Mrinal Mukherjee as Raghav Dutta, Rinky's father & retired colonel
- Abhishek Chatterjee as Sujoy Chowdhury, Bhola's younger brother
- Piya Sengupta as Rinky Dutta
- Subhasish Mukherjee as Nandu, Bhola's friend
- Dipankar De as Tridip Chowdhury, Bhola's biological father
- Shankar Chakraborty as Jaga, main antagonist
- Anuradha Roy as Bishakha Chowdhury, Bhola's biological mother
- Locket Chatterjee as Naina Chowdhury, Bhola's sister-in-law
- Biplab Chatterjee as Inspector Panda
- Raja Chattopadhyay as Mr. Mallick
Production
Music
Ashok Bhadra composed the soundtrack album to the film, which includes songs rendered by Shreya Ghoshal, Kumar Sanu, Shaan and Babul Supriyo.
Release and reception
Mayer Anchal was released on 18 September 2003 and received a highly positive commercial response.[4][1][5][6] One person was killed and twenty-two were injured due to grenade explosions by the United Liberation Front of Assam during a screening of the film on 14 August 2004 at the Uravi cinema hall in Gauripur.[7][8]
Accolades
Babul Supriyo won the Kalakar Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2004 for his contribution to the film's soundtrack.[9]
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