Amit Shah's Fresh Jab At Mamata Banerjee Has A Satyajit Ray Twist
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The 1980 classic, starring stalwarts Utpal Dutt and Soumitra Chatterjee, is a dystopian fantasy film that revolves around a tyrannical, megalomaniac king crushes dissent and torments his subjects.
Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray would have called his iconic film, 'Hirak Rajar Deshe', "Hirak Rani" if it were made during Mamata Banerjee's tenure as Bengal Chief Minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today.
The 1980 classic, starring stalwarts Utpal Dutt and Soumitra Chatterjee, is a dystopian fantasy film that revolves around a tyrannical, megalomaniac king crushes dissent and torments his subjects.
"Satyajit Ray was a great artist. He made a movie - Hirak Rajar Deshe. When Mamata Banerjee's regime began, Satyajit Ray was not alive. Otherwise, he would have named the movie, 'Hirak Rani'. Mamata Banerjee is 'Hirak Rani'," Mr Shah said at a poll rally in West Bengal's Hooghly today.
