Rakta Tilak
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| Directed by | Biswajeet Chatterjee |
| Produced by | Biswajeet Chakraborty |
| Screenplay by | Ajit Ganguly |
| Story by | Ratna Chatterjee |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Biswajeet Chatterjee Supriya Devi Rabi Ghosh Tarun Kumar |
| Music by | Pradip Roy Chowdhury |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Dey |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
Production company | Trio Films |
| Distributed by | Joyjit Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
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) is a 1974 Indian Bengali-language neo-noir action crime film produced, co-written and directed by Biswajeet Chatterjee in his directorial debut, under the banner of Trio Films.[1] The film stars Chatterjee as an elusive dacoit with expertise in disguise, who attempts to be apprehended by police officer R. D. Chowdhury, played by Uttam Kumar. It also stars Supriya Devi, Rabi Ghosh, Tarun Kumar and Alaka Ganguly in other pivotal roles, with Prosenjit Chatterjee as a child artist.[2][3][4]
Plot
Ustad Roop Singh leads a gang of robbers in Madhya Pradesh in disguise. At one point, while hiding from the police, he has a change of heart and after a series of incidents involving his human feelings, he tries to surrender to the police, but in the process many of his men die and Roop Singh survives.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as DIG R. D. Chowdhury IPS / Inspector Leopard
- Biswajeet Chatterjee as Roop Singh, a dacoit from Madhya Pradesh
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as younger Roop Singh
- Supriya Devi as Binata Chowdhury
- Alaka Ganguly
- Rabi Ghosh
- Tarun Kumar
Music
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Pradip Roy Chowdhury in his debut, with lyrics penned by Hiren Bose and Mrinal Chakraborty.
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Ei Bahare Eshe" | Hiren Bose | Asha Bhosle | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Srishti Theke" | Hiren Bose | Biswajeet Chatterjee | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Esho Mor Madhukunje" | Mrinal Chakraborty | Asha Bhosle | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Jiban Prabhat" | Hiren Bose | Asha Bhosle | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 13:40 | |||
References
- ↑ "Rakta Tilak (1974)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Rakta Tilak on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Rakta Tilak (1974) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ FilmiClub. "Raktatilak (1974)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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