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The Bong Connection

The Bong Connection

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2006
2h 11m
7.0(4 votes)
Drama
Music

Overview

The film is based on the lives of Bengali's across the world, especially on those settled abroad. It attempts to delineate the pain and dilemma of Bengali's estranged from their places of origin. It seeks to explore sensitive souls singing to the tunes of Tagore.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Shayan Munshi

Andy

Shayan Munshi
Acting

Parambrata Chatterjee

Apu

Parambrata Chatterjee
Acting

Raima Sen

Sheela

Raima Sen
Acting

Peeya Rai Chowdhary

Rita

Peeya Rai Chowdhary
Acting

Victor Banerjee

Gary

Victor Banerjee
Acting

Soumitra Chatterjee

Unknown Role

Soumitra Chatterjee
Acting

Mamata Shankar

Unknown Role

Mamata Shankar
Acting

Biswajit Chakraborty

Unknown Role

Biswajit Chakraborty
Acting

Avijit Dutt

Unknown Role

Avijit Dutt
Acting

Samrat Chakrabarti

Rakesh

Samrat Chakrabarti
Acting

Mir Afsar Ali

Shibaji

Mir Afsar Ali
Acting

June Maliah

Unknown Role

June Maliah
Acting

Saswata Chatterjee

Unknown Role

Saswata Chatterjee
Sound

Shaan Mukherjee

Unknown Role

Shaan Mukherjee
Sound

Bickram Ghosh

Unknown Role

Bickram Ghosh
Acting

Arindam Sil

Unknown Role

Arindam Sil
Production

Joy B. Ganguly

Unknown Role

Joy B. Ganguly
Acting

Junie Hoang

Unknown Role

Junie Hoang
Acting

Shauvik Kundagrami

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Travis Ammons

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Param Datta

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Gina Garza

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jordan Graham

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Josephine John

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Manju Mitra

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Mikhail Sebastian Okunuga

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Estella Perez

Unknown Role

Estella Perez
Acting

Seneca Ramirez

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Rajkumar Sengupta

Unknown Role

No Image
Lighting

Justin Seyb

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Michelle Vanegas

Unknown Role

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Acting

Arup Chakraborty

Unknown Role

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