Bagh Bondi Khela

Bagh Bondi Khela (English: The Caged Tiger Game) is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language political drama thriller film co- written and directed by Pijush Bose. It is based on a novel written by Prafulla Roy which stars Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi, Partha Mukherjee and Mahua Roy Chowdhury in lead roles. This movie is believed to be Uttam Kumar’s best appearance as an antagonist.

Plot
Bhabesh Banerjee is a corrupt and loose character. He lives in Ranipur, involved with unauthorised business, smuggling and immoral trafficking. His son Rajesh is an honest man who loves Dolon. Bhabesh cheated Dolon's father using counterfeit documents. When Rajesh comes to visit his father, Bhabesh gifts all his properties to Rajesh for getting political mileage and enters into politics. Bhabesh's second wife Bibha knows the whole plot and reveals it to Rajesh. When police come to arrest Bhabesh, he commits suicide.

Cast

 * Uttam Kumar as Bhabesh Banerjee
 * Supriya Chowdhury as Bibha
 * Partho Mukherjee as Rajesh
 * Mahua Roychoudhury as Dolon
 * Asit Baran as Dolon's father
 * Samita Biswas as Bhabesh's first wife
 * Sulata Chowdhury
 * Kalyani Mondal
 * Ashim Kumar
 * Dilip Bose

Reception
The film is remembered as Uttam Kumar's one of the first films he performed as an antagonist. Before this film, he also played negative characters in movies such as Kuhak in 1960, Aparichita in 1969, Stree in 1972. The film didn't perform well at the Box Office.