Anjan Dutt

Actor

January 19, 1953 (73 years)

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Biography

Anjan Dutt also known as "Darjeeling Dutta" (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter- and a professional of the 1991s Bengali music scene defined by anyodharar gaan (alternative music), reminiscent of western folk music. His music is said to be influenced by blues, bluegrass, folk and country music.

Filmography

6.6

City of Joy

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

6.2

Tooth Pari: When Love Bites

A rebellious vampire with a broken tooth falls for a shy dentist on the streets of Kolkata but will human and mystical forces keep them apart?

7.0

Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni

Khawraj Khashnobish

The enigmatic Mushkan Zuberi is known for cooking up a storm. But as the secrets pile up, someone else turns up the heat on her. Watch the mystery unravel only on hoichoi.

6.6

The Bengali Night

Khokha

Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.

5.5

Seven

Five friends in their late 30s go on a holiday to a hill station. As they take the road, they soon come across an accident, two dead bodies, a bag full of cash and guns. What happens next?

8.5

Ranjana Ami Ar Asbo Na

A Bengali language rock musical.

8.0

Murder in the Hills

Tirthankar "Tony" Roy

The seemingly natural death of a legendary movie star in Darjeeling threatens to expose a dark past of the serene hill station.

9.0

Murder By The Sea

Raja Sen AKA Gouri Prasanna Majumder

A high-profile Bengali businessman gets murdered in Puri, leaving more death and the unveiling of many dark secrets in its wake. And when the suspects become targets, family and friends turn into foes in Murder By The Sea.

9.0

Padatik

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The film follows Mrinal Sen in his early days around the time of India’s independence, where he is a struggling idealist with an all-consuming hunger for cinema but unable to feed himself or his young wife, to 1950s Calcutta, where (alongside Satyajit Ray) he helped start the Indian New Wave cinema movement.

7.5

Byomkesh O Chiriakhana

Kokonad Gupta

A retired judge, Mr. Sen, living in a farming colony on the outskirts of Calcutta, contacts Byomkesh Bakshi to investigate an attempt to blackmail him. One day, the judge is found dead under mysterious circumstances, and Byomkesh takes up the case.

N/A

Deri Hoye Geche

Rishi Chatterjee

A lonely, retired police officer decides to travel. In his quest, he meets a lady, and they both search for life and love in their late 60s. They relive moments gone by, seeking to finally find their "Happily Ever After." Will they manage to do so?

6.8

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer

Cohen

Mrs. Iyer and her infant son are traveling to Kolkata with the help of photographer Rajah. When religious tensions flare up and the bus travelers become stranded under martial law, she makes a choice to save him that entwines their lives.

6.0

Nirbaak

Samson Gomes

Nirbaak is a hyperlink narrative comprising four love stories connected by a single woman. Every love story comprises one entity which is silent and thus Nirbaak (Speechless)

4.0

Shah Jahan Regency

Makaranda Pal

The story revolves around a hotel named "Shah Jahan Regency" and lives of people associated with that hotel. The hotel is one of a kind and very different from others as it strongly believes in the rich culture of India and tries to imply and maintain that in every aspect of the hotel - starting from the decor, to uniforms of the staff members, to the names given to various parts of the hotel.

6.0

Bony

Dr. Osman

An American-born Bangladeshi scientist with suspected links to terrorism is looking for a Bengali couple to discover an uncanny nature of activities in their newborn son. Will they successfully safeguard the life of their child?

6.2

Chitrangada

Shubho

Rudra and Partho's desire to adopt a child leads Rudra to take the most crucial decision. Rudra decides to undergo sex reassignment surgery, so that they can be legally considered a couple and allowed to adopt a baby.

N/A

Byomkesh O Agnibaan

Kokonad Gupta

The film starts with the hint of another story 'Satyanweshi' where young Byomkesh caught the head of a cocaine racket who is now seeking revenge. On the other hand, a young girl dies in mysterious condition having a match stick in her hand. One Kokonad Gupta, who claims to be a fan of Byomkesh gifts him a matchbox.

6.2

Iti Mrinalini

An award-winning aging actress reflects on her life while writing a suicide note.

N/A

Yugant

Deepak Chowdhury

Deepak and Anasuya are an estranged couple, now leading separate lives in Cuttack and Bombay. They meet again after 18 months of separation, at a small fishing village where they had once honeymooned.

N/A

Mukhomukhi

Onno Manush

An existential playwright and novelist Isha reads her novel to her partner, Agnibha, who is a ruthless critic. While in the middle of the reading, Agnibha presents his critical viewpoints, which initiates a discourse between them and unveils the cobweb of complexities in their love-hate relationship. Agnibha suggests a different ending to Isha's story. Will Isha understand Agnibha's point of view and change the ending of her novel? or Will this lead to more complexities in their lives?