Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
Seen it?1969 | 129 min | Comedy, Music, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and adventure fans.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing the king of ghosts who grants them three boons. How will they succeed in preventing the war between Halla and Shundi which is looming large?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Satyajit Ray
- Tapan ChatterjeeGopinath 'Goopy' Gyne
- Rabi GhoshBagha Byne
- Santosh DuttaKing of Shundi / King of Halla
- Harindranath ChattopadhyayThe Magician
- Ajoy BandyopadhyayVisitor to Halla
- Iva Banerjee
- Ratan BanerjeeCourt singer at Shundi
- Durgadas BandyopadhyayKing of Amloki
- Ramen Bhaduri
- Binoy BoseVillage elder / visitor to Halla