Prohor

Prohor is a 2002 Bengali feature film directed by Subhadro Chowdhury.^[1] The film is based on Dulendra Bhowmick's short story Dash Number Bed. The cinematographer of the film was Amlan Dutta. It revolves around a nurse who, in one night, discovers that there is a patient in her hospital, who once raped her brutally. It stars Debashree Roy as the central character. The film was edited by Saurav Sharangi and the background score was composed by Chiradeep Dasgupta.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Prohor
DVD cover of the film
Directed by	Subhadro Chowdhury
Screenplay by	Sekhar Das
Story by	Dulendra Bhowmick
Produced by	Devjani Gupta
Starring	Debashree Roy Alokananda Roy Barun Chanda Shilajit
Cinematography	Amlan Dutta
Edited by	Saurav Sharangi
Music by	Indradeep Dasgupta
Release date	2002 (2002)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

The film was critically appreciated and has often been considered as the best of Debashree Roy.^[8][9] Indian film historian S. Theodore Bhaskaran listed this film into his choice of ten best Indian films.^[10] Several film critics have considered this film stodgy and unwieldy.^[11] It bagged Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director in 2002.^[12] It was released in some limited halls in 2002.^[13][14][15]

Synopsis

Nandita who is a nurse encounters an emergent case of a bomb blast. The patient is a bomb blast victim and a criminal under police protection.

Cast

• Debashree Roy as Nandita^[16][17]
• Alokananda Roy as Nandita's mother^[16]
• Barun Chanda as Doctor Sengupta^[16]
• Shilajit as Sarit^[16]
• Chaiti Ghoshal as Seema^[16]
• Rajatava Dutta as Biltu^[16]
• Manjushree Ganguly as Tuku^[16]
• Ritwik^[16]

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
IFFI Award	2003	Special Jury Recognition	Won	[18]
Down Under Film Festival, Australia	2003	Best Actress	Won	[19]