Moner Manush

<h2 id="plot">Plot</h2>
<p><a href="/facts/Rabindranath_Tagore/SNQJqLtk">Rabindranath Tagore</a>'s elder brother <a href="/facts/Jyotirindranath_Tagore/aByacfst">Jyotirindranath Tagore</a>, a Western educated bright young man from the 19th century Bengal met the octogenarian Lalan Fakir and drew a portrait of the poet saint in the former houseboat afloat on the <a href="/facts/Padma_river/oJbBL4UA">Padma river</a>. Jyotirindranath, an urban intellectual, exchanges views with the man of native wisdom. Their exchange of ideas forms the cinematic narrative of this film. The narrative is a saga of the life and time of Lalan Fakir and his liberal sect who lived a life of high order in an otherwise superstitious 19th century Indian society. Lalan inherited the best of the liberal and enlightened tradition of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam to develop a philosophy of life which is extremely secular and tolerant. Thus became an easy prey for the fundamentalists from the Hindu and the Muslim institutions. They were the parallel stream flowing freely in the heart of rural Bengal when men like Tagore were germinating ideas of the Bengal Renaissance. The love and compassion of Lalan is relevant more than ever in today's world of intolerance and hate.
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<h2 id="cast">Cast</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Prosenjit_Chatterjee/J5TUY3Y1">Prosenjit Chatterjee</a> as <a href="/facts/Lalon/vBgg92sQ">Lalon</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Priyanshu_Chatterjee/THWUHhGn">Priyanshu Chatterjee</a> as <a href="/facts/Jyotirindranath_Tagore/aByacfst">Jyotirindranath Tagore</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Chanchal_Chowdhury/2Mqlhxqt">Chanchal Chowdhury</a> as Kaluah</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Raisul_Islam_Asad/abwNJqVC">Raisul Islam Asad</a> as Siraj Saain</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Champa_(actress)/IJmI4TSu">Gulshan Ara Champa</a> as Padmabati, Lalon's mother</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sudeshna_Swayamprabha/GDMnXwvz">Sudeshna Swayamprabha</a> as Golapi</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Shantilal_Mukherjee/qmD15I9R">Shantilal Mukherjee</a> as <a href="/facts/Kangal_Harinath/PCAMMxUh">Kangal Harinath</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Paoli_Dam/zh1bW9wy">Paoli Dam</a> as Komli</li>
<li>Shuvra Kundu as Bhanumati</li>
<li>Anirban Guha as <a href="/facts/Mir_Mosharraf_Hossain/5s3UngNl">Mir Mosharraf Hossain</a></li>
<li>Shahed Ali as <a href="/facts/Duddu_Shah/1kTwXXxu">Duddu Shah</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="awards">Awards</h2>
<p>The film won <a href="/facts/IFFI_Best_Film_Award/bJ1qD3Tj">Golden Peacock (Best Film)</a> at the <a href="/facts/41st_International_Film_Festival_of_India/H19KQYBF">41st International Film Festival of India</a>, in 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> The movie has also won the award for <a href="/facts/Best_Feature_Film_on_National_Integration/yRjq7DHU">Best Feature Film on National Integration</a> and <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Make-up_Artist/zFNJQvMe">National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist</a> at <a href="/facts/58th_National_Film_Awards/kJ2bfS07">58th National Film Awards</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Ziya_Us_Salam/5PMNVu6u">Ziya Us Salam</a> (15 October 2010). <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Reels-of-poetry/article15780320.ece">"Reels of poetry"</a>. <i>The Hindu</i> (Interview).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/117954/i-slept-floor-months-moner.html">"I slept on floor for months for 'Moner Manush' role: Prosenjit"</a>. <i>Deccan Herald</i> (Interview). 4 December 2010.</li>
<li>Jana, Kathakali (6 December 2010). <a href="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/moner-manush-revives-the-baul-philosophy-in-todays-times-bengali-film-review_100470099.html">"'Moner Manush' revives the 'baul' philosophy in today's times (Bengali film review)"</a>. <i>Thaindian News</i>.</li>
<li>Niyogi, Subhro (11 December 2010). <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Magic-of-Moner-Manush-leaves-Kolkata-and-Dhaka-in-a-trance/articleshow/7079897.cms?">"Magic of Moner Manush leaves Kolkata and Dhaka in a trance"</a>. <i>The Times of India</i>.</li>
<li>Dasgupta, Priyanka (11 December 2010). <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/moner-manush/movie-review/7083788.cms">"Moner Manush [Bengali]"</a>. <i>The Times of India</i> (Review).</li>
<li>Swamy, Rohan (22 May 2011). <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/cosmetic-company/">"Cosmetic Company"</a>. <i>The Indian Express</i>.</li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181118015453/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2354509391.html">"TV premier of 'Moner Manush' on May 20"</a>. <i>The New Nation</i>. 22 May 2011. Archived from <a href="https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2354509391.html">the original</a> on 18 November 2018 – via <a href="/facts/HighBeam_Research/wmkNCoGF">HighBeam Research</a>.</li>
<li>"Moner Manush still running successfully in Bangladesh". PTI. 22 May 2011.</li></ul>
<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1815837/"><i>Moner Manush</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Sahani, Alaka (3 December 2010). "Ghose's Moner Manush wins top award at IFFI". The Indian Express. <a href="/wiki/Alaka_Sahani" target="_blank">/wiki/Alaka_Sahani</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Tankha, Madhur (10 September 2011). "Southern sweep at the National Film Awards". The Hindu. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Madhur_Tankha&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">/w/index.php?title=Madhur_Tankha&action=edit&redlink=1</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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