Movie

Lalan Fakir
1987 · 122 min
A gentle, black-and-white biographical drama that unfolds slowly, offering a warm and earnest portrait of spiritual transformation.
- Directed by
- Shakti Chatterjee
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Ashim Kumar, Sandhya Roy, Rabi Ghosh
- Overview
- The heartwarming story of a fakir named Lalon Kar that traces his journey from being a family man to a wandering minstrel and how he spread the message of love everywhere. Note: Though poster art is in color, the movie is B&W. And while released in '87, it had to have been filmed in '84 or earlier, since Baran died in Nov 1984
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Faith, identity, love, isolation
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Shakti Chatterjee
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Ashim Kumar, Sandhya Roy, Rabi Ghosh


