The Wrestlers (2000)

  • NR
  • 12/01/2000 (IN)
  • Drama, Action
  • 1h 39m

Overview

In the pastoral expanse of rural Bengal, in Purulia district, single railroad workers and best friends Balaram (Shankar Chakraborty) and Nemai (Tapas Pal) spend their days wrestling on a hill with little work to speak of because the fact that their flag station has only a couple of trains to be flagged off or signalled to. Wrestling, however, despite its aggression and physical combat, turns into an expression of close bonding for Nimai and Balaram, a bond already established through their complementary work at the flag station. Wrestling, for them, is a way of releasing physical energy and a form of dynamic entertainment.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Director, Writer

Cast

Tapas Paul's headshot

Tapas Paul

Nemai
Shankar Chakraborty's headshot

Shankar Chakraborty

Balram
Raisul Islam Asad's headshot

Raisul Islam Asad

Saurav Das's headshot

Saurav Das

Jaya Seal Ghosh's headshot

Jaya Seal Ghosh

Uttara
Tapas Adhikari's headshot

Tapas Adhikari

Goutam Warsi's headshot

Goutam Warsi

Subrat Dutta's headshot

Subrat Dutta

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