Chokh

Chokh (lit. The Eyes) is a 1983 Indian Bengali film directed by Utpalendu Chakrabarty, with Om Puri, Anil Chatterjee, Shyamanand Jalan and Sreela Majumdar in lead roles. The film is set in 1975 and the oppression and exploitation of Jute mill workers in Kolkata.^[1][2]

Chokh
Directed by	Utpalendu Chakrabarty
Written by	Utpalendu Chakrabarty Akshay Upadhyay (Hindi dialogue)
Story by	Utpalendu Chakrabarty
Produced by	Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal
Starring	Om Puri Anil Chatterjee Shyamanand Jalan Sreela Majumdar
Cinematography	Shakti Banerjee
Edited by	Bulu Ghosh
Music by	Utpalendu Chakrabarty
Release date	1982 (1982) (India)
Running time	98 min
Country	India
Language	Bengali

At the 30th National Film Awards he won the awards for Best Feature Film as well as Best Direction award for the director.^[3][4]

Plot

The film is set during the Emergency period in December 1975. Jadunath a labour union leader, of Jethia Jute Mill in Kolkata has been given a death sentence, for the murders of owner Jethia's brother, and another worker, even though he never committed them. Before dying, he pledges his eyes for donation. However, when the mill owner finds about this, he tries to maneuver the medical system to get both eyes for his blind son. Meanwhile, the doctor discovers that the donation papers provided by Jethia to be fake. Soon the mill workers get united behind the widow of Jadunath and hold a protest rally against the injustice. The film is a documentation of the time.

Cast

• Om Puri as Jadunath
• Anil Chatterjee as Dr. Mukherjee (as Anil Chattopadhyay)
• Shyamanand Jalan as Factory Owner
• Sreela Majumdar as Jadunath's Widow
• Madhabi Mukherjee (guest appearance)
• Ashok Banerjee
• Baidyanath Banerjee
• Gautam Banerjee
• Manju Banerjee
• Nepal Banik