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Sonar Kella (Bengali: সোনার কেল্লা), also Shonar Kella, is a 1971 mystery novel written by Bengali writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. [1] [2] In 1974, Ray directed a film adaption of the book, also named Sonar Kella, starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Siddartha Chatterjee and Kushal Chakraborty.
May 19, 2017 · However, more than two decades before Rowling first spun her charm, Satyajit Ray had achieved nearly the same effect - if not a more pragmatic and credible act - in the film, Sonar Kella (1974 ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Although Satyajit Ray liked the story of Sonar Kella as a possible subject for a film, he was not too keen on making a whodunit. He was of the opinion that in general, whodunits do not make for suitable cinematic subjects, thanks to the long speech at the end of the story where the detective reveals all and explains how the crime was committed ...
- Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
Sonar Kella is a bewitching comedy-thriller for children of all ages. An exciting and fun-filled journey that takes audiences from Calcutta to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan including Felu and friends chasing a train on a camelbacks.
- Soumendu Roy
- Govt. of West Bengal
- Dulal Dutta
Ray made 29 feature films (36 including shorts and documentaries). Only six screenplays of these feature length films were entirely original. These were: Kanchenjungha (1962), Nayak (The Hero, 1966), Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress, 19740), Joi baba Felunath (The Elephant God, 1978), Hirak Rajar Dese (The Kingdom of diamonds, 1980), Shakha ...
Satyajit Ray directed Sonar Kella (1974) and Joi Baba Felunath (1979) into movies in Bengali, starring actor Soumitra Chatterjee as Feluda, Santosh Dutta as Jatayu and Siddartha Chatterjee as Topshe. This two films created a cult following in Bengali cinema later years.
Although mainly aimed at children and young adults, both Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress) and Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God) became cult favourites. [94] In a 2019 review of Sonar Kella, critic Rouven Linnarz was impressed with its use of Indian classical instruments to generate "mysterious progression". [95]
