Bengali movies I loved

A small town school teacher with protruding canine teeth finds that he has striking similarities with the legendary Count Dracula.

A rib-tickling comedy about a group of spirits who, in their various idiosyncrasies, try and save their only haunt, their resting place, when some unscrupulous builders try and break it down to build a modern monstrosity.

Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

A crime repeats its pattern after 25 years .Is it the same killer or a new psycho on the streets?

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.

Goopy wants to sing, and Bagha wants to play the dhol. They meet accidentally and are helped by King of Ghosts. With newly endowed abilities, they land in kingdom of Shundi, where their adventure begins.

This is the second film about the detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) set in the holy city of Benares, where he (along with his cousin, Topshe and friend, Lalmohan Ganguly) goes for a holiday. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local household forces him to start investigation. Feluda comes in direct confrontation with Maganlal Meghraj (Utpal Dutt), a ruthless trader. Maganlal makes the mild-mannered Lalmohan a knife-thrower's target and threatens Felu to stop investigation. But there are several other suspects as an innocent artisan is brutally murdered, a shady 'holy man' holds court on the banks of the Ganges and an adventure-loving little boy (and his grand-father), brought up on crime thrillers. The climax is a shoot-out on the Ganges, followed by the unraveling of the mystery.

The musical duo of Goopi and Bagha make a comeback when they are invited to play for a king.

Kony is an inspirational story of a coach Khidda and his trainee Kony who fight all odds to achieve their aims.

Rahmat a middle-aged fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise and befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini.

Pen pals decide to get married and carry on a long-term relationship.

Explores the dual themes of friendship and loneliness. Sanaka and Paromita are mother and daughter-in-law who, despite differences in age, backgrounds and temperaments, build a strong bond together.

After Nihilistic rapper Gandu steals from his mother's lover, he embarks on a drug-fueled rampage with a rickshaw puller in this abstract film.

An ex-cop is hired to track down a serial killer who carries out his killings according to Bengali poetry.

The plot revolves around a man who runs a school called "Hemlock Society" which teaches aspirants how to successfully commit suicide. He develops a bond with one of its students, Meghna (Koel), a depressed and dejected woman, and what follows is an unforgettable and life-changing journey for both.

Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They make four short story in this film with one theme: Death.

Uma, a child suffering from a terminal illness, wishes to see Durga Pooja held in Kolkata. Her father, along with a director, struggles to create a fake Durga Pooja to make her dreams come true.

Gotro is a film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. It is a story of faith, love, and belief, revolving around Mukti Debi, an educated woman who lives alone as her son is settled abroad with his family. Her home, Gobinda Dham, is her pride where she offers her daily prayers to her Radha Gobindo. While her own son stays afar, she finds happiness in taking care of Jhuma whom she treats like her own daughter. Suddenly one day a new guest, Tariq Ali arrives at her place. Does she like Tariq? Is she going to accept him as she did to others?? Let us find this out on this Janmashtami.

This movie inspired by the life of the Bibhuti Chakraborty, a survivor of laryngeal cancer.

Abhik loses faith in the people around him and develops an online relationship with Brinda, a young woman who works as a journalist.

Maacher Jhol is a heartwarming tale of a world renowned master-chef returning to his roots through a bowl of fish curry, the quintessential Bengali delicacy.

The life and notable works of Anthony Firingee, a 19th-century Bengali-language folk-poet of Portuguese origin. The time frame of the storyline jumps between two different time periods: the 19th century and the present day.

The film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip.

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's famous tale of 3 generations of women and their changing position in society, seen in relation to a box of jewels, handed down from one generation to the next.