Comrade (2017 film)

Comrade
Directed byShankudeb Panda
Written byShankudeb Panda
Produced byEasel movies
StarringEna Saha
Kharaj Mukherjee
Moubani Sorcar
CinematographySashanka Palit
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music bySurojit Chatterjee
Release date
  • 21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Comrade is a Bengali drama film directed by former Trinamul Congress student leader Shankudeb Panda.[1] This film was released on 21 July 2017.[2][3][4] The music was released by Amara Muzik.

Plot

The story is based on the Singur - Nandigram violence which took place in the period of 2006 to 2007 in West Bengal. A peasant's movement starts against land acquisition policy by the Government for industrialisation. The government sticks to the point of acquiring land belonging to a factory. Party workers confront the farmers on the issue. Two women, Nandini and Radharani become the leaders of the uprising. Nandini is gang-raped and murdered and Radharani commits suicide. Those horrific incidents make villagers more united for their rights. Later Supreme Court of India orders to stop the land acquisition.[5]

Cast

Production

The film is produced by Aatreyee Nirman Easel. Kharaj Mukherjee is playing a key role. The shooting is mainly done in various places of South and North Bengal, including Garhbeta, Singur and Kolkata. The music is composed by Surojit Chatterjee.

References

  1. ^ "The Times of India (Kolkata)".
  2. ^ Press Trust of India (1 April 2017). "Bengali film on Singur-Nandigram unrest in works". business-standard.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ Monideepa Banerjie. "Former Trinamool Leader Makes Movie On Singur, Nandigram". ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Former TMC leader makes movie on Left, Oppn smells comeback plan". dnaindia.com. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Comrade Movie Review". The Times of India. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.