https://www.pitara.com/tags/bengali-films/Recent content in Bengali Films on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/artist-of-the-free-spirit/Sat, 08 Sep 2001 01:46:11 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/artist-of-the-free-spirit/<p>&lsquo;My heart is beating, keeps on repeating. . .&rsquo; remember the memorable lines from the 1970s Hindi movie &lsquo;Julie&rsquo;? Remember the Satyajit Ray directed film &lsquo;Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne&rsquo; in Bengali and the mischievous Merlin-like magician Borfi? The tale of two simple village boys Goopy the singer and Bagha the drummer, who by a curious turn of fate, find themselves in the possession of boons by kindly ghosts.</p> <figure class="image-portrait-right has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-89_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-89_1_hu_49b8f215e59c5558.gif" width="450" height="524" alt="Artist of the Free Spirit [Illustration by Shiju George]" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Artist of the Free Spirit [Illustration by Shiju George]</figcaption> </figure> <p>Teeming with interesting, &lsquo;other-worldly&rsquo; characters and the toothless Borfi in his pointy hat and glasses, a wizened creature who cast naughty spells on all and sundry. Including the king whom he put to sleep for years and years. No prizes for guessing who wrote the lyrics or who Borfi was. Borfi was none other than Harindranath Chattopadhyay!</p>