Bengali Books On Gumnami Baba
Tandon went on to write a book called Gumnami Subhash in 1986. At the same time another magazine 'Northern India Patrika' started publishing a series on Bhagwanji or Gumnami baba relating him with Netaji. As there were no claimants on Gumnami baba's belongings, district administration decided to auction the items. Jul 24, 2019 Drawing parallels between Subhas Chandra Bose and Gumnami Baba, the Justice Vishnu Sahai report mentions that Gumnami Baba was also fluent in English, Bengali and Hindi - like Netaji. The report also talks about Gumnami Baba's love for music and cigars. Apr 24, 2019 The book, 'Conundrum: Subhas Bose’s Life After Death' by Chandrachur Ghose and Anuj Dhar, mentions a set of 130 letters written by Gumnami Baba to Pabitra Mohan Roy between 1962 and 1985. Roy had served in the Indian National Army (INA) and was a confidante of Netaji. A book titled Liu Po Cheng or Netaji? By one Sheo Prasad Nag, published in 1956, even posits the absurdly false hypothesis that the two were the same person. A copy of this book was found in Gumnami Baba’s belongings, as were letters from Nag dating from the 1970s.
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) The controversy over whether the Gumnami Baba of Faizabad was actually Subhash Chandra Bose, is about to be put to rest.
The Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission’s report on the mysterious ‘Gumnami Baba’, which was tabled in the UP cabinet on Tuesday, says it’s difficult to determine whether he was indeed Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, as popularly believed.
The findings of the commission, set up in 2016, which will now be tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, reportedly only draw parallels between Bose and the Baba.
It mentions that other than literature in English, Bengali and Hindi, the three languages in which Netaji was fluent, books on Bose himself and authors he liked to read have been recovered.
Sources said that the report also mentions that Gumnami Baba was also fluent in these three languages and was an influential person to whom people flocked.
“As per the report, Gumnami Baba continued to stay in his Faizabad house till rumours of him being Subhash Chandra Bose surfaced, after which he left that place. The report also mentions Gumnami Baba’s love for music and cigars,” said the source.
The report, prepared by Justice Vishnu Sahai, was commissioned by the Samajwadi Party government in 2016 on directions of the Allahabad High Court. The court order followed a PIL, in which the petitioner claimed that Gumnami Baba was Subhash Chandra Bose.
Justice Vishnu Sahai had earlier told reporters that many people he interviewed, had come with the pre-conceived notion that Gumnami Baba was indeed Bose.
He, however, added that collecting reliable testimony was a challenge since the Baba died in 1985 and witnesses deposed before the commission only in 2016 and 2017.
Gumnami Baba was a fairly known entity in Uttar Pradesh and, he lived in various parts of the state in great secrecy, hidden behind a curtain most of the time.
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It was only after he died that he began making news. He was known as ‘Gumnami Baba’– a term never used by his followers, who called him by the ‘Bhagwanji’ (the reverend one).
After his demise, his room was found to contain hundreds of objects, most important of which were his correspondence and notes.
There was much connected with Subhash Chandra Bose and those who were known to Bose in pre-Independence period. It was at that time that many of his followers were confronted by the media. They gave out that he was Subhash Bose to their belief and knowledge. They had kept their mouths sealed in deference to his order that it be done in ‘national interest’.
Matters turned volatile when Lalita Bose, a niece of Subhash Chandra Bose, arrived in Faizabad, where the holy man had last lived. She conducted a personal inquiry and was convinced that he was her uncle.
Lalita Bose tried to persuade the then Chief Minister of the state, Vir Bahadur Singh, to order a proper inquiry, but he is said to have told her that the matter was beyond him.
Lalita and two citizens then filed a suit in the Allahabad High Court, using the services of eminent lawyer Robin Mitra. In response, the state government just clammed up and filed a counter-affidavit only after 13 years.
It was only in 2013 the order for an inquiry could be delivered. Three years later, following some lobbying with then Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, an inquiry commission was set up, headed by Justice Vishnu Sahai.
–IANS
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| Gumnaami | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Produced by | Mahendra Soni Shrikant Mohta Pranay Ranjan |
| Screenplay by | Srijit Mukherji and Manish Patra |
| Story by | Srijit Mukherji and Manish Patra |
| Based on | Mukherjee Commission hearings |
| Starring | Prosenjit Chatterjee Anirban Bhattacharya Tanusree Chakraborty |
| Music by | Music and score Indraadip Dasgupta Soundtrack: I.N.A. and D. L. Roy |
| Cinematography | Soumik Haldar and Manish Patra |
| Edited by | Pronoy Dasgupta and Manish Patra |
Production companies | |
Release date | (Bengali) |
Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali Hindi |
Gumnaami is an Indian Bengali-language mystery film directed by Srijit Mukherji,[2] which deals with Netaji's Death Mystery, based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings. It has been produced by Shrikant Mohta, Pranay Ranjan and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.[3] Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee plays the roles of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Gumnaami Baba.[4]
The principal photography began in May 2019 in Asansol, West Bengal.[5] The film was released theatrically on 2 October 2019.[1]
Plot[edit]
The film is based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings and shows a dramatized version of the works of Anuj Dhar, Chandrachur Ghose and the Mission Netaji. The film shows the three theories trying to explain the death or disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose.The film starts with Subhash Chandra Bose at the Congress Conference. A courageous Subhash disagrees to follow the nonviolent methods of Gandhi and resigns from INC. He then travels the world disguised himself to make allies while confronting the British Army.In 2003, journalist Chandrachur Dhar(Anirban Bhattacharya) is given an assignment for sending reports on Subhash Chandra Bose Death mystery. He takes up the assignment and spends months to gather evidence and knowledge about Bose. His neglecting attitude towards his wife(Tanusree Chakraborty) compelled her to divorce him. Mentally frustrated Dhar quits his job and forms a group entirely dedicated to the purpose for solving the mystery.
At the 2005 Mukherjee Commission he addresses the jury in a bold manner dedicated to bring the truth to the world. According to him, there was no plane crash at all in 1945. Bose had preplanned to fake his death to the world and asked his most trustworthy soldier of INA Habibur Rehman to be with him and not to disclose his fake death to anyone. To support his statement he showed numerous evidence like why he went to a six seater fighter plane when there was already 12-seater plane at that time, like there was no recorded plane crash that year, there was no news of death of the Japanese soldiers. After the judge was convinced that there was no plane crash on the stipulated date but asked where could he have possibly gone. Then he propagated the Siberia journey which was not the case. He lived as an ascetic in Uttar Pradesh without revealing his identity or face, the masses who visited him just used to hear his voice. A few people recognised him as soon as they heard his voice. However, they never revealed it to any third person. Even his close colleague and revolutionary, Leela Roy, and her husband recognised him when they visited him and sent letters. It revealed that the family members knew quite well about the fact that he was there alive. Numerous pieces of evidence were lying with them. Local P.D soon came to know but they could not track him. Gumnaami Baba lived long and died on 1985 one morning. Their disciples regretted as they felt that there should have been more than 13 lakh people should present at the funeral of a national hero, but only 13 disciples were present.
The next day, the commission concluded that there was no plane crash and Bose did not die in 1945. However, in 2006, the Government refused to accept the verdict and discarded the report. Angry and frustrated Dhar burns all his work and contemplates the purpose of his hard work of 3 years. His former wife encourages him to fight as Bose did for the country for 30 years. They vowed to keep on fighting till justice is served. This teaches that fighting is more important than victory, and so the fight to do justice to Netaji- by pressuring the government and authorities to bring an end to the mystery -will also go on.
In a flashback, Subhas Chandra Bose is seen singing Subh Sukh Chain, the National Anthem of the Provisional Government of Free India, along with the Indian National Army.
Cast[edit]
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- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Gumnaami Baba
- Anirban Bhattacharya as Chandrachur Dhar
- Tanusree Chakraborty as Ronita Dhar
- Biplab Dasgupta as Mr. Paul
- Shyamal Chakraborty
- Surendra Rajan as Mahatma Gandhi
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Akshay Kapoor (Kolkata) as Srikant Sharma Kanha
- Satyam Bhattacharya as Habibur Rehman, INA Soldier
- Prantik Banerjee
- Pallavi Chatterjee in Lolita Bose (cameo)
Marketing[edit]
| External video | |
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| Gumnaami trailer(in Bengali) | |
| Gumnaami trailer(in Hindi) |
The teaser of the film was released on 15 August 2019 by Shree Venkatesh Films.[6] Later, the trailer of the film was released on 8 September 2019 also by Shree Venkatesh Films in Bengali[7] and Hindi.[8]
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Release and reception[edit]
The film released on 2 October 2019. The Times of India rated the above-mentioned movie 3 out of 5 stars.[9]
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Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack of the film is composed by I.N.A. and D. L. Roy, whereas background music and score is done by Indraadip Dasgupta. The lyrics are by D. L. Roy and Capt. Abid Ali Mumtaz Hussain.
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Controversy[edit]
The director of the film Srijit Mukherji courted a controversy in February 2019, after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose criticized him over portrayal of Gumnami Baba as Netaji in his upcoming film.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Gumnaami'. The Times of India. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^Sarkar, Roushni. 'Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji announces film on 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose' with Prosenjit Chatterjee'. Cinestaan. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^'Srijit's next is on Gumnami Baba? ?'. The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^'সৃজিতের ছবিতে 'গুমনামী বাবা' হচ্ছেন প্রসেনজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়?'. Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 21 August 2018.
- ^'Gumnaami: Shoot for Film Based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Begins in Bengal'. News18. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami (गुमनामी) - Teaser (Hindi) - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Anirban Bhattacharya - SVF'. YouTube. SVF. 15 August 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami (গুমনামী) - Trailer - Bengali - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Srijit Mukherji - Anirban - SVF'. YouTube. SVF. 8 September 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami (गुमनामी) - Trailer - Hindi - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Srijit Mukherji - Anirban - SVF'. YouTube. SVF. 8 September 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami Movie Review'. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^'Srijit Mukherji on Netaji film Gumnaami: Put me in jail, will write more scripts'. India Today. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^'Srijit Mukherji on Netaji film Gumnaami: Put me in jail, will write more scripts'. India Today. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links[edit]
- Gumnaami on IMDb
Gumnami Baba Wiki
Bengali Books On Gumnami Baba Nanak