Krantikaal (Bengali: ক্রান্তিকাল, transl. Critical Encounter) is an Indian Bengali feature film directed by Sekhar Das of Mahulbanir Sereng fame. It stars Roopa Ganguly, Silajit Majumder and Soumitra Chatterjee. The film won Best Direction award at the 9th Dhaka International Film Festival.
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Plot
The story is of terrorism that is plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop. Rajib, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Roopa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law Soumitra Chatterjee and his father Haradhan Bandopadhyay who is confined to bed and is unable to speak. This film focuses on the friction and undercurrent of tension between the lady of the house and the terrorist. It leads to a brief mutual self-discovery that gives rise to compassion.
Cast
Roopa Ganguly as Subarna Sinha
Soumitra Chatterjee as Pratap Chandra Sinha
Silajit Majumder as Rajib Ray
Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Arjun Chakraborty
Rita Dutta Chakraborty
Rajesh Sharma
Arkapriya Ganguly
Awards
2005 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Haradhan Bandopadhyay
2005 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
BFJA Awards (2006)
Best Actor Soumitra Chatterjee
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Haradhan Bandopadhyay
Best Cinematography : Premendu Bikash Chaki
Best Director Sekhar Das
Best Music Chiradip Dasgupta
Best actress Roopa Ganguly at the Dhaka International Film Festival
Best Director Sekhar Das at the Dhaka International Film Festival
Best film Signis award, Belgium