2017 Bengali drama film
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.
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