Rahgir

Rahgir
Directed byTarun Majumdar
Written byManoj Basu
Music byHemant Kumar
Production
company
Geetanjali Pictures
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rahgir (The Traveler) is a Bollywood romantic social drama film. It was released in 1969 and directed by Tarun Majumdar.[1] The film was produced by Geetanjali Pictures and had music by Hemant Kumar.[2] The film had Biswajeet playing the central role of Rahgir where his acting "attracted attention".[3] Costarring with Biswajeet were Sandhya Roy, Shashikala, Kanhaiyalal, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy and Asit Sen.[4] The film was based on Angti Chattujjer Vai, a Bengali novel of Manoj Basu.[5][6] The story is about Biswajeet playing an impetuous young man in search "for the meaning of life" and is regarded as one of his most credible performances.[7] The movie is a remake of 1963 Bengali movie Palatak.[8]

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  5. ^ "ভালোবাসার চির তরুণ". Eisamay Blog (in Bengali). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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