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Atanka (1986)

Atanka poster
Original title
আতঙ্ক
Directed by
Tapan Sinha
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 47m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A political crime thriller set in West Bengal. It follows characters caught in a web of corruption and danger.

tensedarkgrittysuspensefulseriousurgentpolitical

What happens

Atanka is a 1986 Indian Bengali language political crime thriller film directed by Tapan Sinha. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Satabdi Roy in her debut film. The film was known for its dark-tone and outstanding performances of the cast. The film ran for around 90 consecutive days at Mitra cinemas, west Bengal. The film was both critically and commercially successful and won 7 awards, and got an official entry at the Indian Panorama Section. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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