The best Soumitra Chatterjee’s family movies
Today we present the best Soumitra Chatterjee’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Soumitra Chatterjee’s movies.
Apur Panchali
8.2/10
A film inspired by the life of Subir Banirjee who played the boy Apu in "Pather Panchali", the first of the Apu Trilogy. and did not make another film. His life has some uncanny resemblances to Apu's adulthood.
Chander Bari
7.7/10
The Sanyals are a large extended family composed of the nonagenarian grandfather (Haradhan Banerjee), his son (Ranjit Mallick), daughter-in-law (Laboni Sarkar) and their children of whom two, a daughter (Koel Mallick) and a son (Rishi Kaushik), live together in a mansion in Bhawanipur. There seems to be more servants in their house than family members, extending the virtues and parameters of the ideal ‘joint’ family. The film starts with everyone being excited about the return of the elder son (Babul Supriyo) from the U.S., where he had gone for work. However, all hell breaks loose when he returns with a wife (Rituparna Sengupta) and her child from a former marriage in tow.
Manojder Adbhut Bari
5.2/10
A young boy Manoj, who lives among the chaos and weirdness of his joint family, where the musician uncle feels suicidal after singing a wrong music note and a teacher who won't remember his education if he sits straight. Then there is the great-grandmother who is wreaking havoc around the house. Set in a small town in West Bengal, the story takes an interesting turn when Manoj's cow runs away and at the same time there is a group of vicious dacoits who are planning to rob the King. How things fall back into place is a story filled with drama and action and lots of laughter.
Samantaral
7.6/10
On a family visit, a young man and his girlfriend set out to discover why his eccentric uncle has been mysteriously confined to one room for years.
The Elephant God
7.9/10
Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, in which he goes for a holiday along with his cousin, Topshe and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to investigate.
Belaseshe
8.5/10
A story of relationships that explores the intricacies of the married life, of life-long companionship, of promises and expectations and love.
Saanjhbatir Roopkathara
7.3/10
'Saanjhbathir Roopkothara' tells the story of a young dreamer. While the title character dreams of beauty, love and happiness, her dreams are broken by her encounter with men she meets(the men are portrayed as lusting objects, with the exception of the father) and ultimately shattered by her father. Beautifully told, through poetry and symbolism, director Anjan Das presents Tukun aka Saanjhbathi's world. Her world is also presented through her father's wonderful paintings from which she draws inspiration. Indrani Halder gracefully plays the title role with sincerity and maturity while Soumitra Chatterjee is sublime.
Lathi
8.4/10
Atindranath Bannerjee, a retired teacher, faces harassment from his family members and decides to discipline them. Later, he shifts to a slum and starts teaching underprivileged children.
Posto
7.5/10
This film to be a family drama based on the theme of parenting. The film revolves around the upbringing of a young boy by his grandparents and his working parents and also deals with the legal fight over parenting as the plot unfolds.
Praktan
7.7/10
A married woman on journey from Mumbai to Howrah by train meets her ex-husband.
Shonar Pahar
8.1/10
An older woman's unique friendship with a young boy inspires her to examine the strained relationship she shares with her married son.
Tumi O Tumi
8.2/10
Gunjan, Sindur and Ashalata are three women from three different generations, who are all struggling to set themselves free from social compulsions. Tumi O Tumi revolves around the conflict between the inner and outer selves of these women, redefining the meaning of women empowerment in the process.
