Sangharsha (1995 film)

Sangharsha (transl. Collision) is a 1995 Indian Bengali-language political action film directed by Haranath Chakraborty. Produced by Prabir Kumar Rakshit and Gautam Sinha Roy under the banner of Laxmi Chitram, the film's story was written by Anjan Chowdhury, which itself was inspired from the political violence taken place in West Bengal during the late 1980s. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Ranjit Mallick, Tapas Paul, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee, Chumki Chowdhury, Laboni Sarkar, Manoj Mitra, and Dilip Roy in pivotal roles. Plotted in a village near Bolpur, which is ruled by two gangs, in conflict with each other for various social issues including a cold competition during the Durga Puja. During these violent situations, there arrives a doctor, Subhankar, discovers that both the leaders of the gangs are educated but are indulged to do anti-social activities forcibly by a local politician and a doctor. Then he takes the situation under control and becomes the inspiration for the gang members to be turned around.