Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
Directed by	Satyajit Ray
Produced by	Purnima Pictures (Nepal Dutta, Asim Dutta)
Written by	Satyajit Ray,adapted from 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne' by Upendrakishore Ray (Roychowdhury)
Starring	Tapen Chatterjee , Rabi Ghosh, Santosh Dutta, Harindranath Chatterjee , Jahar Roy , Santi Chatterjee
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Running time	120 min.
Language	Bangla
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Goopy (on the right) and Bagha

Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, written and directed by the late Satyajit Ray, is a popular Indian children's film. Also known as The Adventures Of Goopy And Bagha, the film is notable as one of Ray's few films with an abundance of musical numbers. Satyajit Ray (Bangla:সত্যজিত্‍ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Academy Award winning Indian film director whose films are perhaps the greatest testament to Bengali and Indian cinema. ... Satyajit Ray (Bangla:সত্যজিত্‍ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Academy Award winning Indian film director whose films are perhaps the greatest testament to Bengali and Indian cinema. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ... Satyajit Ray (Bangla:সত্যজিত্‍ রায়) (May 2, 1921 - April 23, 1992) was an Academy Award winning Indian film director whose films are perhaps the greatest testament to Bengali and Indian cinema. ...

According to Ray, the film was made as a request from his son who had encouraged him to make a film specifically for a younger audience. Adapting the story "Goopy Bagha," which was written by his grandfather Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury, Ray wrote the screenplay and also composed the songs and music for the film. Working with source material already familiar to audiences, especially in Bengal, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne has become one of Ray's most well-known and successful films in India. Ironically, and perhaps unfortunately, it remains one of his least-seen or known films elsewhere in the world.

Story

The story revolves around Goopy, the son of a poor grocer. Goopy wants to become a singer but has a hoarse voice. Persuaded by village elders to sing for the king, he does so and is driven out of the village on a donkey. Exiled into a forest, he meets Bagha, another exile sent to the forest - in Bagha's case, due to playing a drum badly. They start singing and drumming, initially to scare off a roaming tiger, and in the process they attract a group of ghosts who are fascinated by their music. The king of ghosts grants them three wishes:

• They can get food whenever needed by clapping their hands,
• They are given a pair of magic slippers with which they can travel anywhere,
• They gain the ability to hold people in awe with their music.

They travel to Shundi, where a benevolent king appoints them court musicians. However the king of Halla (the long lost brother of the king of Shundi) is planning to attack Shundi. Goopy and Bagha travel to Halla in an attempt at preventing the attack, but are captured instead. Since they have now lost their slippers, they can't escape by magic, but manage to do so instead by strategy. They arrive singing and drumming when the soldiers are about to launch their attack, capturing the king of Halla, who is returned to Shundi. The two brothers are reunited and Goopy and Bagha marry the daughters of the two kings.

External links

• Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (SatyajitRay.org)
• Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne at the Internet Movie Database