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Chokh (lit. The Eyes) is a 1983 Indian Bengali film directed by Utpalendu Chakrabarty, with Om Puri, Anil Chatterjee, Shyamanand Jalan and Sreela Majumdar in lead roles. The film is set in 1975 and the oppression and exploitation of Jute mill workers in Kolkata.

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In order to treat his visually impaired son, mill owner Jethia forges some documents to acquire the eyes donated by Jadunath, one of his workers who was wrongfully framed for a couple of murders and sentenced to death.

Released: 1983-02-2298 minDir: Utpalendu ChakrabartyDrama
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Cast

  • Om Puri as Jadunath
  • Anil Chatterjee as Dr. Mukherjee
  • Shyamanand Jalan as Factory Owner
  • Sreela Majumdar
  • Nihar Dasgupta
  • Dipak Sarkar

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7.4/10

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Year
1983
Runtime
98 min
Genres
Drama

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1982-01-01
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Chokh (lit. The Eyes) is a 1983 Indian Bengali film directed by Utpalendu Chakrabarty, with Om Puri, Anil Chatterjee, Shyamanand Jalan and Sreela Majumdar in lead roles. The film is set in 1975 and the oppression and exploitation of Jute mill workers in Kolkata.

At the 30th National Film Awards he won the awards for Best Feature Film as well as Best Direction award for the director.

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