# Lathi (1996 film)

Lathi (transl. Stick) is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Prabhat Roy. Produced by Shanti Film Corporation, it stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist, with an ensemble cast consisting of Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri.

## Plot

Atindranath Banerjee, during his old-age and after his retirement after the long-term service in a local school, gets recognition and farewell from the same.
While returning home he gets his son-in-law, Somnath (Prosenjit Chatterjee) and his daughter Lipi (Satabdi Roy) to him back home. But, while returning home he finds that some daily availer is beating and harassing an old women belonging to the lower section of the society and stating that she is a kidnapper. He protests and saves that old women.
By the harassment of his sons (Koushik Bannerjee, Bodhiswatta) and daughters in law he decides to treat them using a stick and help them to improve. But, his youngest son (Abhishek Chatterjee) marries Banani (Rituparna Sengupta) without letting his father know.
But his father, provides everything and they started living in a slum and started teaching there. But, there also a political leader started harassing him. Meanwhile, his granddaughter Sonali(June Malia) gets involved in a sexual relationship with Tota Roychowdhury and gets pregnant. But at last everything becomes okay by the request of Victor Banerjee and he finishes the political leader and gets back to the slum and starts teaching there again.
Lathi (stick) here in this movie is used and stated that it is used by old man to improve the quality of living.

## Cast

* Victor Banerjee as Atindramohan Banerjee, a former headmaster of a school
* Debashree Roy as Kalyani Banerjee, Atindramohan's deceased wife
* Bodhisattwa Majumdar as Jyotin Banerjee, Atindramohan's eldest son
** Soham Chakraborty as young Jyotin (Credited as Master Bittu)
* Debika Mitra as Jyotin's wife
* Kaushik Banerjee as Bipin Banerjee, Atindramohan's second eldest son
* Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay as Bipin's wife
* Abhishek Chatterjee as Nabin Banerjee, Atindramohan's youngest son
* Rituparna Sengupta as Banani, Nabin's wife
* Satabdi Roy as Lipi Mukherjee, Atindramohan's daughter
* Prosenjit Chatterjee as Somnath Mukherjee, Lipi's husband
* June Malia as Sonali, Atindramohan's granddaughter
* Pushpita Mukerjee as Pinki, Atindramohan's granddaughter
* Soumitra Chatterjee as Sadananda, Atindramohan's friend (deceased)
* Nirmal Kumar as Atindramohan's friend
* Haradhan Bandopadhyay as Pranotosh, Atindramohan's friend
* Manoj Mitra as Shibshankar, Atindramohan's friend
* Tota Roy Chowdhury as Prashanta, Sonali's boyfriend
* Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Prashanta's father, an IPS officer
* Mrinal Mukherjee as Sashikanta Bhattacharya, Prashanta's grandfather, an MLA
* Arindam Sil as Swarup, Sadananda's son
* Rita Koiral as Swarup's wife
* Pallavi Chatterjee as Uma
* Saheb Bhattacharya
* Deepankar De as Bivash Dastidar
* Gita Dey as Manoda
* Dulal Lahiri as Narayan Sen (deceased)
* Koushik Sen as Goon
* Chandan Sen
* Joy Badlani as Goon
* Partha Sarathi Deb as Doctor

## Awards

| Title | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| National Award | 1997 | National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare | Robin Agarwal, Prabhat Roy | Won |
| BFJA Award | 1997 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Victor Banerjee | Won |
| BFJA Award | 1997 | Best Art Direction | Kartik Bose | Won |