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Nilkantha Bagchi (alternative spelling Neelkantha Bagchi) is an iconic Bengali cinema character that first appeared in 1977 in Ritwik Ghatak's Jukti Takko Aar Gappo. In the 2013 film Meghe Dhaka Tara, the character portrayed by Saswata Chatterjee was named Nilkantha Bagchi. Chatterjee's character was based on the personality of Ritwik Ghatak.The character of Debshankar, a painter, in the 2009 Bengali film Chha-e Chhuti, partially resembled Ritwik Ghatak's personality and Nilkantha Bagchi of Jukti Takko Aar Gappo. Debshankar delivered one of the most memorable quotations in Jukti Tajoo Aar Gappo, saying, Bhabo, bhaba practice koro ("Think, practise thinking").
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Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013)
Directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Genres Drama
Actors Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Arunoday Banerjee - Rahul, Mumtaz Sorcar, Bidipta Chakraborty
Rating80%
To Ritwik Ghatak film was not merely a form of entertainment, but a weapon, a medium to portray struggle of common man He was successful neither in his career nor could he become a good family man or husband. Still he was an artist who never compromised for personal gain, fame or profit.