Ekti Jiban
একটি জীবন
“Portrait of a Life”
Synopsis
Gurudas was a Sanskrit teacher in a village school in undivided Bengal. While teaching he felt the absence of an up-to-date lexicon in the Bengali language which has gained a new shape delinking itself from the original Sanskrit. In no time, he devoted himself to reconstructing a Dictionary and spent most of his life in pursuit of culling vocabularies from the mouths of common people. In the wake of the partition of Bengal in 1947, he came over to West Bengal and found shelter in a refugee camp. Meanwhile, he lost his daughter, son, and wife one after another, and was thrown into abject poverty still undaunted in spirit Gurudas went ahead with his mission. The only woman beside him was his widow daughter-in-law who kept vigil like unflinching flame of love and affection. When his work saw the light of day the erudite came crowding to show honor. The govt. conferred a befitting award but he refused. He was opposed to all these empty shows of honor.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Raja Mitra
- Screenplay & Story
- Raja Mitra
- Original Score
- Raja Mitra
- Original Title
- একটি জীবন
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Bengali
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Raja Mitra
Raja Mitra, Buddhadeb Basu
Raja Mitra
Kamal Nayak, Dhrubajyoti Bose
Bulu Ghosh
Department Leadership Roster
Raja Mitra
Director
Kamal Nayak
Director of Photography
Dhrubajyoti Bose
Director of Photography
Bulu Ghosh
Editor
Raja Mitra
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About Ekti Jiban
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Ekti Jiban about?
Gurudas was a Sanskrit teacher in a village school in undivided Bengal. While teaching he felt the absence of an up-to-date lexicon in the Bengali language which has gained a new shape delinking itself from the original Sanskrit. In no time, he devoted himself to reconstructing a Dictionary and spent most of his life in pursuit of culling vocabularies from the mouths of common people. In the wake of the partition of Bengal in 1947, he came over to West Bengal and found shelter in a refugee camp. Meanwhile, he lost his daughter, son, and wife one after another, and was thrown into abject poverty still undaunted in spirit Gurudas went ahead with his mission. The only woman beside him was his widow daughter-in-law who kept vigil like unflinching flame of love and affection. When his work saw the light of day the erudite came crowding to show honor. The govt. conferred a befitting award but he refused. He was opposed to all these empty shows of honor.
Who directed Ekti Jiban?
Ekti Jiban was directed by Raja Mitra.
Who stars in Ekti Jiban?
The principal cast of Ekti Jiban includes Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Aarti Dutta, Munna Chakraborty, Subhendu Chaki.
When was Ekti Jiban released and how long is it?
Ekti Jiban was released in 1988 with a total runtime of 2h 10m.
Who composed the musical score for Ekti Jiban?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Ekti Jiban was composed by Raja Mitra.