Kony

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Kony is a critically acclaimed 1984 Bengali film directed by Saroj Dey, known for its inspiring story of a young swimmer’s struggle against social and economic adversity.

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instanceOf Bengali-language film
film
awardCountry India
awardReceived National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
basedOn novel "Kony"
cinematographyBy Shakti Banerjee
countryOfOrigin India
criticalReception critically acclaimed
director Saroj Dey
distributionFormat theatrical release
distributor Government of West Bengal
editedBy Shaktipada Roy
filmIndustry Tollywood (Bengali cinema)
linked to: Tollywood
filmingLocation West Bengal
genre drama film
sports drama film
hasCastMember Nirmal Kumar
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Soumitra Chatterjee
Sriparna Banerjee
Sujata Sarkar
hasPublicationDate 1984
hasSubject coach–athlete relationship
competitive swimming
inception 1984
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
mainTheme overcoming economic adversity
overcoming social adversity
sports as social mobility
medium 35 mm film
musicBy Prabir Majumdar
narrativeFocus young swimmer from underprivileged background
notableFor inspirational dialogue "Fight Kony, fight"
portrayal of class discrimination in sports
originalLanguage Bengali
portrays corruption in sports selection
struggles of lower middle class in India
producer Saroj Dey
releaseYear 1984
runtime approximately 130 minutes
screenwriter Saroj Dey
setting Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

West Bengal
targetAudience general audience
titleLanguage Bengali

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