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Hirak rajar deshe videorecording The kingdom of Diamonds a film by Satyajit Ray.

By:

Ray,Satyajit

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmSeries: Ray's the masterpiecesPublication details: Calcutta Angel Video c2004Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) sd., b&w 4 3/4 inOther title:

Subject(s):

Feature films - India, Magically musical duo, Musical film, anti-war fantasy musical Goopy, Feature films, chamber for brainwashing, diamond mines, King of Hirak, Motion pictures, Bengali, Drama

DDC classification:

791.4372 HI

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Hirak Rajar Deshe is an Indian Bengali dystopian fantasy musical film, sequel to the 1969 anti-war fantasy musical Goopy Gyne Bagha directed by Satyajit Ray. The magically musical duo of Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne make a comeback in this sequel, where they are invited to the court of the Hirak Raja for their musical skills. They are to perform at the kingdom's Anniversary Celebrations. Goopy and Bagha are bored with their lives as crown princes of Shundi and Halla. They are looking for a change, an adventure while they are still young, which comes in the form of a chance to visit Hirak (Land of Diamonds), known for its huge diamond mines. They happily set out for Hirak in the dress of commoners, unaware of the machinations of the King of Hirak (Utpal Dutt), who is a tyrant. Diamonds and riches get pent up in his treasuries, while his subjects starve and suffer. Those who protest are taken care of in the 'Jantarmantar, a chamber for brainwashing devised by the scientist (Santosh Dutta), who the king mocks calling as "Gobeshok Gobochondro Gyanotirtho Gyanorotno Gyanambudhi Gyanochuramoni. His ministers are mere puppets. The only enemy, the king, has in his land is Udayan Pandit (Soumitra Chatterjee). He is a school teacher and, more than that, he is a believer of values. The king sees him as a threat to his kingdom's new generation and forcefully closes his school down and tries to burn down books, and he flees to hide in the mountains after attacking soldiers who were trying to burn books.

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Cast: Satyajit Ray; Tapen Chatterjee; Rabi Ghosh; Utpal Dutt; Soumitra Chatterjee; Santosh Dutta; Promod Ganguli; Ajoy Banerjee; Kartik Chatterjee; Haridhan MukherjeeSummary:

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Multimedia	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Special collection- CD/DVD (Multimedia)	Central Library	791.4372 HI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1 DVD	1	Available		300315

Originally released 1980.

Based on the story Satyajit Ray

Hirak Rajar Deshe is an Indian Bengali dystopian fantasy musical film, sequel to the 1969 anti-war fantasy musical Goopy Gyne Bagha directed by Satyajit Ray. The magically musical duo of Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne make a comeback in this sequel, where they are invited to the court of the Hirak Raja for their musical skills. They are to perform at the kingdom's Anniversary Celebrations.
Goopy and Bagha are bored with their lives as crown princes of Shundi and Halla. They are looking for a change, an adventure while they are still young, which comes in the form of a chance to visit Hirak (Land of Diamonds), known for its huge diamond mines. They happily set out for Hirak in the dress of commoners, unaware of the machinations of the King of Hirak (Utpal Dutt), who is a tyrant. Diamonds and riches get pent up in his treasuries, while his subjects starve and suffer. Those who protest are taken care of in the 'Jantarmantar, a chamber for brainwashing devised by the scientist (Santosh Dutta), who the king mocks calling as "Gobeshok Gobochondro Gyanotirtho Gyanorotno Gyanambudhi Gyanochuramoni. His ministers are mere puppets. The only enemy, the king, has in his land is Udayan Pandit (Soumitra Chatterjee). He is a school teacher and, more than that, he is a believer of values. The king sees him as a threat to his kingdom's new generation and forcefully closes his school down and tries to burn down books, and he flees to hide in the mountains after attacking soldiers who were trying to burn books.

Satyajit Ray; Tapen Chatterjee; Rabi Ghosh; Utpal Dutt; Soumitra Chatterjee; Santosh Dutta; Promod Ganguli; Ajoy Banerjee; Kartik Chatterjee; Haridhan Mukherjee

All regions DVD. Colour recording system: NTSC.

In Bengali with English subtitles.

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