| Sagina Mahato | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Written by | Gour Kishore Ghosh |
| Produced by | J. K. Kapur Hemen Ganguly |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anup Ghoshal Assistant Tapan Sinha |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Sagina Mahato is a 1970 Bengali film produced by Shri J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha. The film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu, two acting giants of Indian cinema. The film is based on the true story of the labour movement of 1942–43, told through with fictional characters, and the mock trial of Sagina Mahato, the trade union leader of a factory in Siliguri.[1] It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] The film was shot on locations in Kurseong, near Darjeeling.[3] A diamond-jubilee hit, it created box-office records in Bengal.[citation needed] The film was remade as a Hindi film titled Sagina in 1974, by Sinha with the same leads, produced by the same producers team J.K. Kapur and Hemen Ganguly, though this version wasn't commercially successful.[1] Film music composed by playback singer Anup Ghoshal.
- ^ a b Suresh Kohli (27 December 2012). "Sagina (1974)". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "I lost a dear friend in death of Tapan Sinha: Dilip Kumar". Newstrack. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.