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AGNI PARIKSHA


Language Oriya
Cast
Mahashrths,, Sriram, Saraswati, Bidyuth Prabha, Rukmani, Madhumita, Baby Luna, Kanak, Nagen, Santanu, Sachidas Basanta Panigarhi.
Director Balai Sen
Producer R. A. Jalan
Run Time 152 minutes
Color Color
Music Shantanu Mahapatra
Year of Release

1980


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Synopsis

Rai Bahadur Kanti Choudhury, The Octogenarian Zeminder left behind him first Zemindari & fabulous wealth to his only survivor teenaged Grand Son Bulu. He once proposed to his most intimate and only friend Zeminder Nerendra Choudhury that should they happen to beget a son & daughter, surely they would be wedded to each other. But destiny acted otherwise-that expectation did not materialise.

Hemaprova Devi widowed wife of Late Nerendra Choudhury happened to visit Kanti Babu in his place with Amit, Sidhu and Taposhi, the children of her only son Mohendra. Kanti Choudhury was simply charmed with her grand-daughterTaposhi and hewasted no time to beg Taposhi for his only grandson Bulu in front of his Deva-Mandir, the family temple. Under very sad and compelling circumstances Hemaprova Devi conceded with a heavy heart and an embarrassed mind......things followed fast with incredible acceleration......Hyrnns and final "Sampradan" echoed and the wedding of the two minors reached a complete consummation according to the wedding system of the Hindus. But at the very moment at the obsession of absolute emotional ecstasy Kanti Choudhury breathed his last......Chitra, the wife of Mohendra and daughter-in-law of Hemaprova could not reconcile herself to this marriage. Being driven to the point of crazyness with sorrow, hatred and wrath, Chilra dragged her daughter Taposhi and attempted to wipe off the "Sindur" the scared sign of marriage from the forehead......Day in?day out..... and years rolled on......Bulu found himself all alone in this wide world. Chitra exerted herself in imparting highest education to Taposhi as well as in assciating her with the ultra-modren way of life. Bulu lost himself in the surging vastness of the world...Chitra started searching frantically for a befitting groom of a posh society and left no stone unturned for Taposhi's wedding.. ButTaposhi ?... The echo of the wedding hymny inner adolescent heart, the eternal tie of a Hindu marriage, the sweet memmories of her budding twin life ?...Were those all trash ? All fun ?...Were is Bulu ? Has he really been lost ?...