| Aamar Bhuvan | |
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| Directed by | Mrinal Sen |
| Written by | Mrinal Sen,Afsar Amed |
| Story by | Based on Dhanjyotsna byAfsar Amed |
| Starring | Nandita Das Kaushik Sen Bibhas Chakraborty Arun Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhyay |
| Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Aamar Bhuvan is a 2002Bengali film directed byMrinal Sen. The film portrays a community in India where people coexist peacefully and share love, despite the widespread hatred and violence affecting the rest of the country.[1] Mrinal Sen received the Best Director Award at theCairo Film Festival in 2002 for this film.[2] The screenplay is adapted from the novelDhanjyotsna byAfsar Amed.
The story revolves around Sakhina and Nur, who have divorced. Sakhina has since remarried Meher, a man who loves her but struggles to support her and their three children. Nur, who had moved to the Middle East, returns as a wealthy man and has also remarried. As cousins, Nur attempts to assist Meher and Sakhina by offering employment and financial support. However, tension arises when Nur returns a valuable nose-ring to Sakhina. The nose-ring, which Nur had given Sakhina during their marriage and which Meher had pawned for money, causes Sakhina to feel insulted and hurt.