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Mahapurush: The Holy Man (1965)
Mahapurush (original title)

65 min  -  Comedy  -   7 May 1965 (India)
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A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.

Director:

Satyajit Ray

Writers:

Satyajit Ray (screenplay), Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu (story)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charuprakash Ghosh Charuprakash Ghosh ...
Birinchi Baba
Robi Ghosh Robi Ghosh ...
Birinchi Baba's assistant
Prasad Mukherjee Prasad Mukherjee ...
Gurupada Mitter (as Prasad Mukhopadhyay)
Gitali Roy Gitali Roy ...
Buchki
Satindra Bhattacharya Satindra Bhattacharya ...
Satya
Somen Bose Somen Bose ...
Nibaran (as Somen Basu)
Santosh Dutta Santosh Dutta ...
Professor Nani
Renuka Roy Renuka Roy ...
Nani's wife
Satya Banerjee Satya Banerjee ...
Nitai (as Satya Bandyopadhyay)
Haridhan Mukherjee Haridhan Mukherjee ...
Ganesh (as Haridhan Mukhopadhyay)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J. Banerjee J. Banerjee
Dilip Bose Dilip Bose
Jagat Chakraborty Jagat Chakraborty
Ila Chatterjee Ila Chatterjee
Santi Chatterjee Santi Chatterjee
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Storyline

A retired lawyer meets a holy man # Birinchi Baba (Charuprakash Ghosh) and his assistant (Robi Ghosh) # on his way back from a pilgrimage # and is totally taken in by his supernatural life. The holy man is on first name terms with Buddha and all the gods of the Hindu pantheon. What the world calls 'Cruci-fiction' he calls 'Cruci-fact' because he has seen it with his own eyes! He even starts giving orations to an audience of the rich and famous at the lawyer's residence. The gullible lawyer decides to get his entire family initiated into the guru's fold # including his unmarried younger daughter (Gitali Roy) who is being courted by a young man (Satindra Bhattacharya). His group of intelligent and rationalist friends (Somen Bose et al) decide to take matters in their own hands # and hatch a plot to expose the smooth-talking charlatan. Written by Diptakirti Chaudhuri  

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Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

India

Language:

Bengali

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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Mono
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