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{{Infobox film
| name           = Ek Nadir Galpo: Tale of a River
| image          = EkNadir.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Samir Chanda]] 
| producer       = Sangeeta Ajay Agarwal<br>Leela Chanda
| story          = Sunil Gangopadhyay<br>adapted from his short story
| screenplay     = Samir Chanda<br>Shyamali Dey
| starring       =[[Mithun Chakraborty]] <br>[[Shweta Prasad]] <br>Nirmal Kumar <br>[[Anjan Srivastav]] <br>[[Jisshu Sengupta]] <br>Montu Moha Patra 
| cinematography = [[Rajan Kothari]]
| editing        = Sanjib Datta
| music          = [[Nachiketa]]
| released       = {{Film date|2008|10|24|[[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]]|2015|08|14|Theatrical|df=y}}
| runtime        = 
| language       = Bengali
| country        = India
}}

'''''Ek Nadir Galpo: Tale of a River''''' is a [[2008 in film|2008]] Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by [[Samir Chanda]] and produced by Sangeeta Ajay Agarwal and Leela Chanda, starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Shweta Prasad]], [[Jisshu Sengupta]], [[Anjan Srivastav]], Nirmal Kumar and Montu Moha Patra.<ref>{{cite web|title=Debut directorial venture finds place in IFFI|url=http://pib.nic.in/prs/iffi2007/REL-2.pdf|publisher=Govt of India Press Release|accessdate=2015-08-14}}</ref>

The film was India's entry for the Asian, African and Latin American competition segment of the 38th [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI), held in Goa, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian entries for IFFI|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/indian-entries-for-iffi/article1931829.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2007-10-17|accessdate=2015-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ekti Nadir Galpo-Mithun Bengali film trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPCn1aQxFU|publisher=YouTube|date=4 September 2014}}</ref>

The film was officially released in theaters on 14 August 2015 even though it was made in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Omkara art director's debut directorial up for release|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Omkara-art-directors-debut-directorial-up-for-release/articleshow/48463383.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2015-08-13|accessdate=2015-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wife lives out Samirs dream|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Wife-lives-out-Samirs-dream/articleshow/48519377.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2015-08-18|accessdate=2015-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bolly biggies gather at Ek Nodir Galpo premiere|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Bolly-biggies-gather-at-Ek-Nodir-Galpo-premiere/articleshow/48514688.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2015-08-17|accessdate=2015-08-18}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Ekk Nadir Galpo'' is taken from adaptation of short stories of Sunil Gangopadhay. Although initially set to be released on cinema, it went to film festivals worldwide.

It shows the special relationship a father and daughter share. Anu consider Darakeshwar ([[Mithun Chakraborty|Mithun]]) her hero and Anu ([[Shweta Prasad|Swetha]]) is his pride, joy and life. Tragedy strikes as Anu drowns in Keleghai river. The bond between Darakeshwar and Anu transcends time and even Anu's death. Now Darakeshwar's only goal is to rename the river Keleghai as Anjana in memory of his loving daughter.

It shows whether Darakeshwar is right in wanting to rename the river and if the names of rivers be changed very easily. The film shows who helps Darakeshwar in his goal and if he manages to rename the river.

==Cast==
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Darakeshwar
*[[Shweta Prasad]] as Anu
*[[Jisshu Sengupta]]
*[[Anjan Srivastav]]
*Nirmal Kumar
*Montu Moha Patra
*Krishna Kishore Mukherjee

== Critical response ==
[[Times of India]] gave the film four out of five stars, lauding Ek Nadir Galpo as a visual masterpiece that holds you and glues not only to your seat, but also to the silver screen, wondering what could possibly happen after the intermission. They appreciated director Samir Chanda and lead actor [[Mithun Chakraborty]], mentioning it as one of his career's best performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Ek-Nadir-Galpo/movie-review/48528805.cms?from=mdr|title=Ek Nadir Galpo: Tale of a River Review|date=2 May 2015|accessdate = 9 May 2015|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2511784|Ek Nadir Galpo}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:2000s Bengali-language films]]


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