Bengali movies have always been great at capturing historical events. Over the past few years, we have seen some thought-provoking films that actually reopened history narrating the incidents that once left a mark in Bengal's history and culture. Soumik Sen's latest ‘Mahalaya’ that revolves around the public outrage in 1976 following Akashvani Kolkata’s controversial replacement of Birendra Krishna Bhadra with Uttam Kumar for Mahisasurmardini. Here we take a look at some other recent Bengali movies capturing history precisely.
Bengali movies have always been great at capturing historical events. Over the past few years, we have seen some thought-provoking films that actually reopened history narrating the incidents that once left a mark in Bengal's history and culture. Soumik Sen's latest ‘Mahalaya’ that revolves around the public outrage in 1976 following Akashvani Kolkata’s controversial replacement of Birendra Krishna Bhadra with Uttam Kumar for Mahisasurmardini. Here we take a look at some other recent Bengali movies capturing history precisely.