Agnishwar
| Agnishwar | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay |
| Written by | Banaphool |
| Screenplay by | Arabinda Mukherjee |
| Based on | Agnishwar by Banaphool |
| Produced by | Uday Samanta Ranjit Samanta |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Madhabi Chakraborty Sumitra Mukherjee Kajal Gupta Partha Mukherjee Tarun Kumar Dilip Roy Jahar Roy Asit Baran Haridhan Mukhopadhyay |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Amiyo Mukherjee |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukhopadhyay |
Production company | Pratibha Pictures |
| Distributed by | Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Agnishwar (English: The fire god) is a 1975 Indian Bengali language socio-political drama film co-written and directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay.[1] The story of the film is based on the novel of the same name written by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, which itself was inspired from the life of his teacher Banabihari Mukhopadhyay. it stars Uttam Kumar in the titular role, alongside Madhabi Chakraborty, Sumitra Mukherjee, Kajal Gupta, Partha Mukherjee in lead roles, while Tarun Kumar, Dilip Roy, Asit Baran, Jahar Roy, Haridhan Mukhopadhyay play other pivotal roles.[2][3] It deals with the life and career of a patriotic, idealistic doctor.[4]
Plot
The plot revolves around a patriotic doctor who lends a moral backbone to the broken society of India.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Dr. Agnishwar Mukherjee
- Madhabi Mukherjee as Agnishwar's wife
- Sumitra Mukherjee as Suchhanda
- Kajal Gupta as 'Store' Babu's wife
- Asit Baran as Dr. Latif
- Partha Mukherjee as Agnishwar's son
- Tarun Kumar as Sarbeshwar, the manager of DTS
- Dilip Roy as Khagen
- Haridhan Mukhopadhyay as 'Store' Babu
- Jahar Roy as Ghosh
- Sulata Chowdhury as Padma
- Shambhu Bhattacharya as Jhagru
- Durgadas Banerjee
- Kshudiram Bhattacharya
Soundtrack
| Agnishwar | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Pratibha Pictures Pvt Ltd | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 0:12:58 | |||
| Label | Channel B Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Uday Samanta | |||
| Hemanta Mukherjee chronology | ||||
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Rabindranath Tagore and Dwijendralal Ray composing and lyrics was use for the film. Music director of the film was Hemanta Mukherjee.[2]
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhanodhanye Pushpe Bhora" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 6:02 |
| 2. | "Purano Sei Diner Kotha" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Tobu Mone Rekho" | Sumitra Mukherjee | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 12:58 | ||
Reception
The film become superhit at the box office and ran for 100 days in theaters.[5] The film earned cult status and still creating the buzz to this generation. It's takes inspiration for many doctors and other people today. The performance of Uttam Kumar, story and direction being praised by the audiences.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Arabinda Mukherjee, director of timeless Bengali flicks Mouchak, Dhanyee Meye, dies". NEWSMEN. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Agniswar (1975)". Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Bengali director Aurobindo Mukherjee dead". The Indian Express. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Doctors in Cinema: 10 of our most favourite on-screen caregivers". The Indian Express. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
Agnishwar (1975): What is arguably one the legend's best performances, this film starring Uttam Kumar is one of the finest underrated gems in Indian cinema on the ethics of practising medicine in a world that is bent upon corporatising the same.
- ^ "City doctors pick their fave on-screen avatars". The Times of India. 1 July 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Agnishwar box office".
- ^ "Is "Agnishwar" a myth today?". Jabardakhal. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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