Aamar Bhuvan

2002 Indian film

11 October 2002 (2002-10-11)

Running time

107 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageBengali

Aamar Bhuvan is a 2002 Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen. The film portrays a community in India where people coexist peacefully and share love, despite the widespread hatred and violence affecting the rest of the country.^[1] Mrinal Sen received the Best Director Award at the Cairo Film Festival in 2002 for this film.^[2] The screenplay is adapted from the novel Dhanjyotsna by Afsar Amed.

Plot

The story revolves around Sakhina and Nur, who have divorced. Sakhina has since remarried Meher, a man who loves her but struggles to support her and their three children. Nur, who had moved to the Middle East, returns as a wealthy man and has also remarried. As cousins, Nur attempts to assist Meher and Sakhina by offering employment and financial support. However, tension arises when Nur returns a valuable nose-ring to Sakhina. The nose-ring, which Nur had given Sakhina during their marriage and which Meher had pawned for money, causes Sakhina to feel insulted and hurt.

Cast

Nandita Das as Sakhina
Kaushik Sen as Meher
Saswata Chatterjee as Nur
Bibhas Chakraborty
Arun Mukherjee

Awards

Cairo International film festival

Best director: Mrinal Sen (won)
Best actress: Nandita Das (won)
Golden pyramid (nominated)^[2]

In India

Anandalok Award: Best Male Playback Singer for Srikanta Acharya in 2003

References

^ "Aamar Bhuvan, Tale of a Naughty Girl". Times of India. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "'Cairo prize for Amar Bhuvan means a lot'". The Times of India. 30 October 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.