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| Directed by | Swapan Saha
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| Starring | Mithun Chakraborty Koel Mallick Debashree Roy Soumitra Chatterjee Rajatava Dutta
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| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | Template:INR 2 crores
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MLA Fatakeshto is a 2006 Indian Bengali language political action film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role alongside Debashree Roy, Rajatava Dutta, Soumitra Chatterjee, Koel Mallick and Shantilal Mukherjee in supporting roles. This film is famous for its screenplay and dialogues written by N.K Salil, songs composed by Jeet Gannguli and action sequences designed by Judo Ramu. It was declared to be an all-time blockbuster at the box office, helped by the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
The film received generally positive reviews upon its release. Critics were particularly appreciative of the political issues and portrayal in the film, catchy dialogues, the performances of Mithun Chakraborty, Koel Mallick, Rajatava Dutta, the music, and the slick action sequences. MLA Fatakeshto emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2006. It won Anandalok Awards for the best Villain. MLA Fatakeshto was followed by Minister Fatakeshto, which released in 2007.
It has gained fame for its dialogues such as "Saala Template:Transliteration"(Here by me you will be hit and in the cremation ground your body will be fit) and "Fatakeshto khobor dekhe na, khobor pore na, khobor toiri kore" (Neither Fatakeshto watches news, nor reads, he makes news).[1][2][3] The film collected Template:INR at the Box Office.
Plot
Template:Expand section It is the tale of seven days of a small time goon who becomes an M.L.A.
Cast
- Mithun Chakraborty as Krishno "Fatakeshto" Deb Chatterjee; a local goon who initially worked for Home Minister Ranadeb Pal and later becomes the Home Minister with the help of the CM
- Koel Mallick as Chaitali Roy, news reporter of 'Khobor Kolkata'
- Soumitra Chatterjee as the Chief Minister
- Debashree Roy as Nandini Chatterjee, Fatakeshto's wife
- Rajatava Dutta as the Home Minister Ranadeb Pal
- Shantilal Mukhopadhyay as Haridas Pal, Ranadeb's PA
- Bharat Kaul as DSP Durjoy Naag
- Sanjib Dasgupta as Atim Ghosh, leader of the Opposition
- Sumit Ganguly as Ratan Basak, Ranadeb's henchman
- Shyamal Dutta as chief editor of Khabor Kolkata
- Anshu Bach as Krishno's "Fatakeshto" and Nandini's Son
Soundtrack
Reception
Box office
Made at the budget of Template:INR 2 crore, the film was released with 61 prints and collected over Template:INR 7.50 crore in 75 days.[4][5]
Awards
| Award | Category | Recipient and Nominees | Result |
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| Anandalok Awards | Best Villain | Rajatava Dutta | Won |
References
- ↑ Tollywood top draws 2006. The Telegraph (Calcutta)(31 December 2006).
- ↑ Pranab-Mithun no-show at Jangipur. Indian Express(18 April 2009).
- ↑ These dialogues were written in marginalized people's language, so it has become relevant in election campaign, says NK Salil dgtl. www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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