Heerak Rajar Deshe

This was an amazing movie. Then again, I grew up with the songs of the trilogy. It was amazing, and a must see for people who haven't seen it.

The Rajah is so funny at times, you just laugh along with him. Goopy and Bagha are amazing in their roles, and the slippers that take them anywhere crack me up. They eat whatever they want, when the sing, the world stops. Its amazing. A must see for the whole family.

As a director, Satyajit Ray outdid himself, and he made a timeless classic for people of all ages. I laughed, and I laughed. Its an AMAZING comedy.

The effects are also really good for that time period. Ray is a magician with movies, screenplay, and effects. This movie is a stellar example of that.

Hirak Raja, the Diamond King, lives in a castle on top of the mountains, detached from reality. Everyone in his castle, unlike the people living outside, speak in rhymes, which shows how they live in their own rhythm, their own bubble. The king has a hunger for power, so he destroys all education system in his land, so that no one gets educated enough to understand his politics and rebel. People who could be doctors, engineers, who could prove to be real gems in the society, turn out to become mine workers in the Diamond King's mines, digging out gems which serve no good to the society.

This movie is a landmine, if you can put your feet at the correct spot, it will blow you away.

Every scene was brilliantly executed! The poetic way of delivering dialogue is just fantastic! This Movie was more than amazing. This was released in 1980 potraying a time way before than that yet somehow the main message is still relevant. Rulers live in peace whilst common people suffer and also they try to show everyone a clean image of their area just like Heerak Raja tried to make everyone believe that he was a great man. The main point is how well the songs fit into the scenes, just amazing!

Satyajit Ray's skills as a screenplay writer is cemented after this movie. Almost the whole of the screenplay is in poetic form. With every sentence in a rhythmic tone with its previous sentence. The comic relief is astounding. Being the second in line of the Goopy-Bagha series it had a lot of expectations. But it fulfilled all its expectations to the brim. With some amazing songs, tunes, coupled with a wonderful screenplay and exquisite acting, it makes one of the greatest movies of the Bengali film industry.

Rabi Ghosh and Tapan Chatterjee reprise their role of Goopi and Bagha. Coupled with Utpal Dutta as the scheming king Of Hirak, the land of diamonds and Soumitra Chatterjee, the honest school teacher, this is one helluva movie that I feel no Bengali should miss. The dialogs used in this movie are famous all over the Bong fraternity. This is yet another feather in Ray's cap.

Another masterpiece by Ray. What an amazing cast. The film mirrored many layers of the socio-economic issues in this entertaining film.