Top 10 Bengali Films About Illnesses

Bengali films have been portraying several genres of stories. One such is about not being well. This may be physical or mental. The plot of these films shows how to overcome them. They also focus on how to move on with the situation to fight and overcome them and how important our health plays in our lives. Here is the list of Bengali films about illness.

1. Hemlock Society

The film Hemlock Society is about suicide. It shows mental health. It shows funny incidents to bring the fear of death. It can stop people from committing suicide. Meghna is the main character of the film. She is unhappy in her personal and work life. Her father has an extramarital affair. Her fiancé rejects her. She is facing several problems. She decides to commit suicide. She is saved by Ananda Kar. He founded the Hemlock Society. He teaches how to commit suicide effectively in a satirical way. He brings out the fear of death in people. Finally saves them and teaches them life values.

2. Bela Shuru

The film Bela Shuru is the continuation of the film Bela Sheshe. It is after five years. Now Arati is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. She cannot recognize anybody except her children. She forgets about her married life. Now Biswanath takes her to Santiniketan. He wants to take care of her. He does not want his children or any nurse to care for her. She also thinks her husband left her because she cannot remember anything. She suddenly moves out of the house alone frequently, which nobody knows about. Later everyone plans to enact their marriage. They come together.

3. Sobdo

The film Sobdo is about the artist Tarak Dutta. He cannot control his language due to his love for his craft. His wife takes him to a psychiatrist for therapy. Now he finds that he is deaf. He listens to outside noises and voices but fails in medical involvement. He listens to nature's sounds. He is on vacation in Siliguri. He does not want to go to therapy. Now he lost his job. He becomes depressed. He is sent to a rehabilitation center. There he hears recorded human sounds every day to become normal. But at last, he commits suicide.

4. Nirbaak

The film Nirbaak is about the forms of love. It has four stories. Here, the four main characters are a human, a tree, a dog, and a dead body. Love is shown based on their lives. First, Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt is an Indian film director, actor, sing >> Read More... is a narcist. He loves himself very much. He enjoys his own company. He also has multiple personality disorders. He has schizophrenia. He is shown creating problems. Second, a tree in Calcutta. It witnesses other people’s love under it. Third, Sushmita Sen What is the essence of being a woman? her winning >> Read More... and her boyfriend, Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Sengupta is an artist who is known for his >> Read More... , have a complicated relationship. His dog Bingi is jealous of them, as he loves him. Last, a man from the morgue named Ritwick Chakraborty Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor. He works i >> Read More... develops an obsession with Sushmita's body. She is a dead woman in that morgue. The film’s art shows the stages of love.

5. Konttho

The film Konttho is about voice and disease. Arjun Mallick is a RJ. He is very famous. He gets an award for ‘Voice of the Year.’ He lives with his wife Pritha and son Arjun. They are a happy family. But one day, he comes to know he is suffering from Laryngeal cancer. Doctors do Laryngectomy. His life is saved. He becomes tense. He stays lonely. Now he meets Romila. She is a speech therapist. She is a divorcee. She lives with her daughter Saheli. She starts treating Arjun. She was about to return to Bangladesh. But she stops. She makes him learn to speak. He starts communicating with an esophageal voice. Then he again continues his job.

6. Deep Jwele Jai

The film Deep Jwele Jai is about a nurse. She works at a psychiatric hospital. She starts new therapy to treat her patients. She is emotional. She treats her patients with love. She behaves like a friend to everyone. But she suffers because she has to break her emotional attachment to everybody she makes friends with. The film shows the emotional trauma of the nurses. Now with this work, she becomes mentally. Now she is admitted to the same hospital. She once fell in love with her patient. Every time her emotions are real. She was not acting with the patients as a nurse.

7. Asukh

The film Asukh is about the disease. The term Asukh itself means illness. Rohini is having problems with her boyfriend, Aniruddha. She takes five sleeping pills altogether. He stops him, but she does not listen. He leaves her. He is now with another girl named Mrittika. Rohini was a film actress. She brought Mrittika as a co-worker. But it was a wrong decision. Her father tries to explain to her to move on. But she does not. She becomes sick. She is admitted to the hospital. Her father takes care of her. She understands her father’s love during her challenging situation.

8. Saptapadi

The film Saptapadi is about the life of a medical student. It is the time of pre-independence in India. Here, Indian students have competitions with the Anglo-Indians. Krishnendu is a medical student. He falls in love with an Anglo-Indian. She is Christian. Her name is Rina Brown. She is also a medical student. They study at Calcutta Medical College. They become friends at a sports event. They want to marry each other. But religious issue arrives. His father does not allow them to come together. Now they have to leave each other. They go their own way.

9. Uma

The film Uma is about a little girl Uma. She lives in Zurich, Switzerland. She is suffering from a chronic disease. She has only two months to live. She wants to see the Durga Puja in Kolkata. It is her last wish. Himadri is her father. He plans to take her to Kolkata. But it was not the time of Durga Puja. But she has few days to live. So, he devises a fake Durga puja with film director Brahmananda Chakraborty. He agrees. They face many problems while doing this. But they succeed. This film is based on an actual incident in the life of Evan Leverage of St. George, Ontario, Canada.

10. Mini

The film Mini shows the relationship between a little girl and her maternal aunt. Mini is an eight-year-old girl. She used to live with her mother. Her father is having an extramarital affair. One day suddenly, her mother becomes ill. She is hospitalized. Now there is no one to look after Mini. Her mother has a sister, Titli. She works at a private office. She lives alone in her house. Now she must take her niece’s responsibility. The film shows the bond between niece and aunt. They face several problems managing office, work, school, and personal life.