Kangal Malsat (“War Cry of the have-nots”) is a Bengali political satire film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay and based on the novel with same title written by Nabarun Bhattacharya. As of February 2013, the Central Board of Film Certification denied approval to the film, citing distortion of history, excessive use of abusive language, sexuality, and the portrayal of social movements in a harmful way. The film got a clearance in the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal in the first week of March 2013. Finally the film is set to be released on 2 August 2013.
Plot
In the Bengali language, the name of the film literally translates to “War cry of the Beggars”. The film shows two imaginary groups of contemporary Bengal- Fyataru: Flying human beings; Choktor: Black Magic sect Bhodi. The head of the Choktors, initiates a total war against the ruling political party of West Bengal, India. Fyatarus join hands with Choktors. Advised by Calcutta’s progenitors Dandabayash (ageless primordial talking crow) and an Indo-colonial half-breed Begum Johnson(1732-1818) erupt a historic insurrection. They jointly launch guerrilla attacks against the Government. Skulls dance in crematoria and flying-discs flutter in the skies and cry anarchy, resident ghosts gossip and prattle, and the police is in total confusion. Government is forced to surrender and offer a peace proposal to the joint force. This anarchic film dissects almost everything wrong in the city with a cinematic knife sharpened on trenchant farce and fantasy.
Cast
Kabir Suman as Dandabayosh (The crow)
Kaushik Ganguly as Marshal Bhodi
Shantilal Mukherjee as Madan
Kamalika Banerjee as Bhodi’s wife
Ushasie Chakraborty as Kali
Joyraj Bhattacharjee as Purandar Bhat
Dibyendu Bhattacharya as D S
Dwijen Bandopadhyay as Anadi Pramanik
Swapna Sio as Mohini
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