Antony Firingee (film)
Antony Firingee is a 1967 Indian biographical musical drama film directed by Sunil Bannerjee, starring Uttam Kumar and Tanuja. It is a biopic based on the life of Anthony Firingee (Hensman Anthony), a Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin.
| Antony Firingee | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sunil Bannerjee |
| Written by | Sunil Bannerjee |
| Produced by | Bhola Nath Roy |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Tanuja |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Ardhendu Chatterjee |
| Music by | Anil Bagchi |
| Distributed by | B.N Production |
Release date | 6 October 1967 |
Running time | 157 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Nirupoma. She agreed to marry him after revealing her tragic history. But his fame was not enough to overcome their ostracisation and tragedy struck again.
After the film's release, the poet name became "famous".[1]
The film was noted for its music, sung by Manna Dey and Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, composed by Anil Bagchi & lyrics by Gouri Prasanna Majumdar and others.
Plot
Hensman Anthony, commonly known as Antony Firingee became a Bengali language poet in the early part of the 19th century. The story revolves around his love for a courtesan Shakila, who he later marries and faces social ostracization.[2]
Cast
- Uttam Kumar ... Anthony Firingee
- Tanuja ... Nirupoma
- Lolita Chatterjee ... Marina (as Lalita Chattopadhyay)
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay ... Haripada
- Jahor Roy ... Ananda Babu
- Asit Baran ... Bhola Moira
- Haridhan Mukherjee ... Thakurdas Singha (as Haridhan Mukhopadhyay)
- Haradhan Bannerjee ... Kelly Antony (as Haradhan Bandyopadhyay)
- Kamal Majumdar ... Ram Basu
- Mani Srimani ... Gorakshanath
- Chhaya Devi ... Antony's mother
- Ruma Guha Thakurta ... Jogweswari
- Soma Chowdhury ... Amina
- Jiben Bose
Soundtrack
| Anthony Firingi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Anil Bagchi | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Recorded | 1967 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 0:32:31 |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Producer | B.N Productions Pvt Ltd |
Anil Bagchi is the music director of the film, while Aloknath Dey is the assistant music director. Many of the songs were critically and commercially successful.
Lyricist Gouri Prasanna Majumdar, Pranab Roy, Bholanath Nayak, Thakurdas Singha.
Playback singers are Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukherjee, Adhir Bagchi, Alok Bagchi, Tarun Bandyopadhyay, Shyamal Chakraborty, Chhaya Dey, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Malabika Kanan, Salil Mitra, Manabendra Mukherjee, Chitto Mukhopadhyay, Swapna Roy.
Selected track list
| # | Title | Singer(s)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aami Jamini Tumi Soshi He" | Manna Dey |
| 2 | "Ghiri Ghiri Aai" | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 3 | "Ami Je Jalsaghare" | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 4 | "Aami Je Jalsaghare" | Manna Dey |
| 5 | "Champa Chameli Golaperi" | Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 6 | "Tunhu Mamo Monopran Hey" | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| 7 | "Maa Tui Aamay Daya Korbi" | Manna Dey |
| 8 | "Keu Ba Karchhen Barristeri" | Manna Dey, Adhir Bagchi |
| 9 | "Satya Bate Ami Jetete" | Manna Dey, Adhir Bagchi |
| 10 | "Shuno He Antony" | Manna Dey, Alok Bagchi |
Reception
Antony Firingi is one of the greatest biographical film in the history of Bengali Cinema. This was based on real life of Portuguese-Bengali folk poet Hensman Anthony. After the film poet become famous. This iconic character was played by Uttam Kumar. The film also regarded as one of the best film of Kumar's career and he gave one of the finest performance. Upon released at Durga Puja occasion at 6 October 1967 the film became all time blockbuster and highest grossing Bengali film of that year.
Awards
Uttam Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 15th National Film Award (1968) for his performances in Anthony Firingee and Chiriyakhana.[4][5]
References
- "Mr & Mrs Antony Firingee". The Telegraph. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
made famous by Uttam Kumar in the film Antony Firingee
- Russell Campbell (2006). Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-299-21253-7.
- "Antony Firingee Album". Spotify. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
- "National Awards for Films: Uttam Kumar (1967)" (PDF). Dff.nic.in. Directorate of Film Festivals. 25 November 1968. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- The Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1967: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1967". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.