| Sagina Mahato | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Produced by | J.K. Kapur Hemen Ganguly |
| Written by | Gour Kishore Ghosh |
| Starring | Dilip Kumar Saira Banu |
| Music by | Anup Ghoshal Assistant Tapan Sinha |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Sagina Mahato is a 1970 Bengali film. Produced by Shri J.K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu. The film is based on the true story of the labour movement of 1942–43, told through with fictional characters, and the mock trial of Sagina Mahato, the trade union leader of a factory in Siliguri.[1] It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] The film was shot on locations in Kurseong, near Darjeeling.[3] The film was remade as a Hindi film titled Sagina in 1974, by Sinha with the same leads, produced by the same producers team J.K. Kapur and Hemen Ganguly, though this version wasn't successful.[1] Film music composed by legendary playback singer Anup Ghoshal
Plot[edit]
This is story of a tea estate labour leader in the north eastern region of India during the British Raj. Sagina Mahato fights for the rights of the labourers and has the courage to face the tyranny of the British bosses. He is helped by a young communist Amal who comes to the place to upraise the poor and downtrodden masses. Amal, an outsider, turned Sagina as a leader and thus alienated him from the mass by elaborating, appropriating, codifying, approximating his social hierarchy. The story by Gour Kishor Ghosh (first published in Desh25:12, 18 January 1958, reveals the problems of vulgar vanguardism from the radical humanist standpoint.
Casts[edit]
- Dilip Kumar
- Saira Banu
- Anil Chatterjee
- Romi Chowdhury
- Swarup Dutta
- Sumita Sanyal
- Kalyan Chatterjee
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay
Awards[edit]
- BFJA Awards in 1971
- Best Actor: Dilip Kumar
- Best Actor in Supporting Role: Anil Chatterjee
- Best Art Direction: Suniti Mitra
- Best Music: Tapan Sinha
- Best Male Playback Singer Award: Anup Ghoshal[4]
- 8th Moscow International Film Festival
- Best Afro-Asian Film[5]
See also[edit]
- History of tea in India
References[edit]
- ^ a b Suresh Kohli (27 December 2012). "Sagina (1974)". Retrieved 17 March 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "I lost a dear friend in death of Tapan Sinha: Dilip Kumar". Newstrack. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ BFJA Awards Archived 9 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tapan Sinha invited to inaugurate IFFI". The Indian Express. United News of India. 6 January 1994. p. 11.
- Sagina Mahato, Promotional Booklet (1970) British Library
External links[edit]
- Sagina Mahato in Gomolo.in
- Sagina Mahato at IMDb
