The Padma Boatman (1993)

Name: The Padma Boatman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Cast: Raisul Islam Asad, Gulshan Ara Champa, Roopa Ganguly, Utpal Dutt, Rabi Ghosh

Bengali movie · Drama · 126 min · TMDB 8/10

In pre-Partition Bengal, Kuber, a poor fisherman struggles to survive along the wild Padma River. While navigating an affair with his spirited sister-in-law, Kuber becomes entangled with Hossain, a charismatic trader recruiting desperate villagers to settle on the isolated island of Moynadeep.

Cast: Raisul Islam Asad (Kuber), Gulshan Ara Champa (Mala), Roopa Ganguly (Kopila), Utpal Dutt (Hossain Miah), Rabi Ghosh (Aminuddin), Abul Khair (Pitam Khuro).

Directed by Goutam Ghose.

Streaming in India on Prime Video.