Khana Baraha

Khana Baraha
Khana Baraha
Directed by	Bijoy Bose
Screenplay by	Bijoy Bose
Story by	Manmatha Roy
Produced by	Ashim Sarkar
Starring	Uttam Kumar; Sandhya Roy; Santu Mukhopadhyay; Ruma Guha Thakurta; Samit Bhanja
Cinematography	Bijoy Ghosh
Edited by	Baidyanath Chattopadhyay
Music by	Shyamal Mitra
Release date	1981;
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Khana Baraha is a Bengali historical drama film directed by Bijoy Bose^[1] and produced by Ashim Sarkar. This film was based on the story of Manmatha Roy about the life of Khana and Varāhamihira, the ancient mathematician astrologers of India. It was released on 29 May 1981.^[2]

Plot

Baraha is an astrologer and member of emperor Vikramaditya's Navaratnas. He abandoned his new born son in the sea. The baby reaches the coast of Singhal and grows up as Mihir with miraculous astrological knowledge. He marries Khana, another talented lady poet. They come to India to search Mihir's parents.

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Baraha
Sandhya Roy as Khana
Santu Mukhopadhyay as Mihir
Ruma Guha Thakurta as Baraha's Wife
Samit Bhanja as Kamandak
Gyanesh Mukherjee as Bhairav
Mrinal Mukherjee
Asit Baran as King Vikramaditya
Shekhar Chatterjee as Dharmadhikar
Biplab Chatterjee as Tilak
Alpana Goswami

References

^ "Khana Baraha". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[1] "Khana Baraha". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[2] Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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