Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Film About Missing Official Sparks Political Controversy
Imagine a movie being made about a mystery from a long time ago.
This movie is about a woman named Manisha, who worked at a big school in the city of Kolkata, India, and vanished.
The movie's based on a book and looks into what might have happened to her.
Many believe she was connected to people in power.
Now, people from the current government are in the movie, playing roles that are connected to the case.
Some think the movie is trying to make the older government look bad.
The movie is trying to show us a complex situation in the news, but some people aren't happy with it.
A film titled 'Karpoor' is being made about the 1997 disappearance of Calcutta University official Manisha Mukhopadhyay.
The film features senior politicians from the ruling party playing key roles, including Kunal Ghosh and Bratya Basu.
The movie is based on Dipanwita Roy's novel 'Antardhaner Nepathye (Behind the Disappearance)' and explores the circumstances surrounding Mukhopadhyay's vanishing.
Director Arindam Sil's research suggests Mukhopadhyay's disappearance may be linked to a financial scam.
CPM leaders have criticized the film as a political move to tarnish the party's image.
- Who
- The film involves TMC politicians playing key roles; it is based on a novel by Dipanwita Roy.
- What
- A film based on the disappearance of Manisha Mukhopadhyay, a Calcutta University official, is being made.
- When
- The disappearance occurred in 1997; the film is being produced now.
- Where
- The film is set in Kolkata, focusing on the events at Calcutta University and its surroundings.
- Why
- To explore the circumstances surrounding Mukhopadhyay's disappearance and the political climate of the time.
CPM Perspective
TMC Perspective
Political Motivations
CPM Perspective
The film is a political ploy to tarnish the CPM's image and to dig up the past unnecessarily.
TMC Perspective
The case is worth revisiting in the form of a movie and explore the possible reasons behind the disappearance.
- Director
- Arindam Sil
- Author of the source novel
- Dipanwita Roy
- Disappeared CU Official
- Manisha Mukhopadhyay
- Year of Disappearance
- 1997
- TMC Spokesperson in the movie
- Kunal Ghosh
- State Education Minister in the movie
- Bratya Basu