Jana Aranya

1976 film by Satyajit Ray
Movie film Q717174
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Jana Aranya

Summary

Jana Aranya is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jana Aranya received the National Film Award for Best Direction[3].
  • Jana Aranya's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Jana Aranya was directed by Satyajit Ray[5].
  • Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay for Jana Aranya[6].
  • Jana Aranya's composer is recorded as Satyajit Ray[7].
  • Jana Aranya's genre is drama film[8].
  • Jana Aranya followed Seemabaddha[9].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Pradip Mukherjee[10].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Santosh Dutta[11].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Aparna Sen[12].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Ajit Bandyopadhyay[13].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Deepankar De[14].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Robi Ghosh[15].
  • A cast member of Jana Aranya was Utpal Dutt[16].
  • Jana Aranya's part of the series is recorded as Calcutta trilogy[17].
  • Jana Aranya's director of photography is recorded as Soumendu Roy[18].
  • The original language of Jana Aranya was Bangla[19].
  • Jana Aranya was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • Jana Aranya's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • Jana Aranya's country of origin is recorded as India[22].
  • Jana Aranya was published on February 20, 1976[23].
  • Jana Aranya's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • Jana Aranya's narrative location is recorded as Kolkata[25].
  • Jana Aranya's film editor is recorded as Dulal Dutta[26].
  • Jana Aranya's title is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'জনঅরণ্য'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Jana Aranya was directed by Satyajit Ray[5]. Satyajit Ray wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Pradip Mukherjee[10], Santosh Dutta[11], Aparna Sen[12], Ajit Bandyopadhyay[13], Deepankar De[14], and Robi Ghosh[15].

Publication

Jana Aranya was released on February 20, 1976[23]. The original language of it was Bangla[19]. Its genre is drama film[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Calcutta trilogy[17]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Subject and Themes

Jana Aranya's part of the series is recorded as Calcutta trilogy[17].

Reception

Jana Aranya received the National Film Award for Best Direction[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Jana Aranya followed Seemabaddha[9].

Why It Matters

Jana Aranya ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Jana Aranya receive?

Honors received include National Film Award for Best Direction[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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