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GOPI (GOOPY) GAYNE BAGHA BYNE - India/Bengali/132 minutes/Director – Satyajit Ray/1969
The movie by the Maestro Satyajit Ray is a timeless classic with brilliant composition and structuring and conveys different meaning for different age groups. A child sees this as a well-crafted fantasy, but an adult detects the layered satire. The film contains an anti-war message, which is even relevant today. It is a film for children, it is a film for all people as it contains, fun, comedy, beautiful lyrics, historical effects, unique costume and music. Gopi Gyne Bagha Byne narrates the story about two simple village outcasts - Gopi (Tapen Chatterjee) an aspiring singer and Bagha (Rabi Ghosh) who considers dhol-playing the primary objective of his life. Satyajit Ray has directed the movie, has done the script writing, costume designing as also music. The movie is a winsome exercise in both magical realism and musical comedy. It has won multiple national and international awards, and captivated children and grown-ups alike.