Lathi (1996 film)


Lathi is a 1996 Bengali family drama film directed by Prabhat Roy. The Film stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist. It also stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Music

Plot

Atindranath Banerjee during his old-age and after his retirement after the long-term service in a local school get recognition and farewell from the same.
While returning home he gets his son-in-law, Somnath and his daughter Lipi to him back home. But, while returning home he finds that some daily availers is beating and harassing an old women belonging to the lower section of the society and stating that she is a kidnapper. He protests and save that old women.
By the harassment of his sons and daughter in laws he decides to treat them using stick and help them to improve. But, his youngest son marries Banani without letting his father know.
But his father, provides everything and them started living in a slum and started teaching there. But, there also a political leader started harassing him. Meanwhile, his granddaughter Sonali gets involved in a sexual relationship with Tota Roychowdhury and gets pregnant. But at last everything becomes okey by the request of Victor Banerjee and he finishes the political leader and gets back to the slum and starts teaching their again.
Lathi here in this movie is used and stated that it is used by old man to improve the quality of living.

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