MLA Fatakeshto

MLA Fatakeshto
MLA Fatakeshto
Soundtrack album by Jeet Gannguli
Released	2006
Recorded	2005
Studio	Shree Venkatesh Films
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Bengali
Label	SVF
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Singles from MLA Fatakeshto
	"Ami MLA Fatakeshto"; Released: 7 Feb 2019; "Bibi Asol Hero"; Released: 7 Feb 2019; "Khusir Aalo"; Released: 7 Feb 2019;

MLA Fatakeshto
MLA Fatakeshto
	Poster
Directed by	Swapan Saha
Screenplay by	N.K. Salil
Story by	N. K. Salil
Starring	Mithun Chakraborty; Koel Mallick; Debashree Roy; Soumitra Chatterjee; Rajatava Dutta
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Jeet Gannguli
Release date	14 April 2006 (India);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	₹ 2 crores
Box office	₹ 7.50 crores

MLA Fatakeshto is a 2006 Indian Bengali language political action film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role alongside Koel Mallick in the lead role, with Debashree Roy, Rajatava Dutta, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Shantilal Mukherjee in other supporting roles. This film is famous for its screenplay and dialogues written by N.K Salil,songs composed by Jeet Gannguli and action sequences designed by Judo Ramu. It was declared to be an all time blockbuster at the box office, helped by the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

The film received generally positive reviews upon its release.Critics were particularly appreciative of the political issues and portrayal in the film ,catchy dialogues, Mithun Chakraborty, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta`s performance,music and the slick action sequences. MLA Fatakeshto emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2006.It won Anandalok Awards for the best Villain. MLA Fatakeshto was followed by Minister Fatakeshto,which released in 2007.

It has gained fame for its dialogues such as "Saala Marbo ekhaney, lash porbe sashane"(Here by me you will be hit and in the creamation ground your body will be fit) and ''Fatakeshto khobor dekhe na,khobor pore na, khobor toiri kore''(Neither Fatakeshto watches news,nor reads,he makes news).^[2]^[3]^[4] The film collected ₹7.5 crore at the Box Office.

Plot

It is the tale of seven days of a small time goon who becomes an M.L.A.

Cast

Mithun Chakraborty as Krishno "Fatakeshto" Deb Chatterjee; a local goon who initially worked for Home Minister Ranadeb Pal and later becomes the Home Minister with the help of the CM
Koel Mallick as Chaitali Roy, news reporter of 'Khobor Kolkata'
Soumitra Chatterjee as the Chief Minister
Debashree Roy as Nandini Chatterjee, Fatakeshto`s wife
Rajatava Dutta as the Home Minister Ranadeb Pal
Shantilal Mukhopadhyay as Haridas Pal, Ranadeb's PA
Bharat Kaul as DSP Durjoy Naag
Sanjib Dasgupta as Atim Ghosh, leader of the Opposition
Sumit Ganguly as Ratan Basak, Ranadeb's henchman
Shyamal Dutta as chief editor of Khabor Kolkata
Anshu Bach as Krishno's "Fatakeshto" and Nandini's Son

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Bibi Asol Hero"	Amit Kumar	2:42
2.	"Ami MLA Fatakeshto"	Amit Kumar	4:58
3.	"Khusir Aalo"	Amit Kumar, Pamela Jain	5:19
4.	"MLA Fatakesto (Theme Song)"	Chaturvedi, Jeet Gannguli

Reception

Box office

Made at the budget of ₹ 2 crore, the film was released with 61 prints and collected over ₹ 7.50 crore in 75 days.^[1]^[5]

Awards

Award	Category	Recipient and Nominees	Result
Anandalok Awards	Best Villain	Rajatava Dutta	Won

References

^ ^a ^b "মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী". www.magzter.com. Anandalok. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Tollywood top draws 2006". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ Bandopadhyay, Sabyasachi (18 April 2009). "Pranab-Mithun no-show at Jangipur". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "These dialogues were written in marginalized people's language, so it has become relevant in election campaign, says NK Salil dgtl". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Nag, Kushali (11 October 2007). "Mithun vs Mithun". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 13 July 2021.

External links

MLA Fatakeshto at IMDb

[:0-1] "মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী". www.magzter.com. Anandalok. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[Mithunda-2] "Tollywood top draws 2006". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[3] Bandopadhyay, Sabyasachi (18 April 2009). "Pranab-Mithun no-show at Jangipur". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[4] "These dialogues were written in marginalized people's language, so it has become relevant in election campaign, says NK Salil dgtl". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[5] Nag, Kushali (11 October 2007). "Mithun vs Mithun". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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