Sonar Kella (1974)
Description
Sonar Kella, also Shonar Kella is a 1971 mystery novel by Bengali writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray.In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named Sonar Kella, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee and Kushal Chakraborty. The movie was released in the United States as The Golden Fortress. It is the first film adaptation of Ray's famous sleuth Feluda and was followed by Joi Baba Felunath.
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjee as Feluda
Siddartha Chatterjee as Topshe
Santosh Dutta as Jatayu
Kushal Chakraborty as Mukul Dhar
Shailen Mukherjee as Dr. Hemanga Hajra
Ajoy Banerjee as Amiyanath Burman/Bhavananda/fake Dr Hemanga Hazra.
Kamu Mukherjee as Mandar Bose
Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Sidhu Jyatha
Storyline
The film begins with a school-boy Mukul Dhar (played by Kushal Chakraborty), who is said to be able to remember events of his previous life, and soon receives media attention. Dr. Hemanga Hajra (Sailen Mukherjee), a parapsychologist, offers his help, believing it might help him in his own research. Mukul always remains sombre and paints peacocks, forts and scenes of battle at midnight; he mentions that he lived in the Golden Fortress [Sonar Kella] and that their house had many gems. Dr. Hajra decides to take Mukul on a trip to Rajasthan, famous for forts, historical importance and desert landscape.
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