Chander Pahar is a 2013 Indian Bengali-language action-adventure film based on Chander Pahar by Bengali novelist Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee and produced by Mahendra Soni and Shrikant Mohta under the banner of their production house Shree Venkatesh Films. It features Bengali actor Dev in the lead role as Shankar. This is the first collaboration between Dev and Mukherjee, the latter having made only two films before: Uro Chithi and Meghe Dhaka Tara.
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Picture of Shankar facing a Black mamba in the original book.
Drakensberg Mountains, where some portions were shot. In the novel, Richtersveld mountains were mentioned. Director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee instead used Drakensberg Mountains for the purpose.
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay ; 12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was a Bengali writer. His best known works are the autobiographical novel Pather Panchali, Aparajito (Undefeated), Chander Pahar and Aranyak.
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Bibhutibhusan's House, Ghatshila.