Antony Firingee is a 1967 Indian biographical musical drama film directed by Sunil Bannerjee, starring Uttam Kumar and Tanuja on the lead.
Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Nirupoma.
However, in real life, despite the odds of the society, Anthony and his wife lived happily and died natural deaths.
[1] The film was noted for its music, sung by Manna Dey and Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, composed by Anil Bagchi & lyrics by Gouri Prasanna Majumdar and others.
Hensman Anthony, commonly known as Antony Firingee became a Bengali language poet in the early part of the 19th century.
Lyricist Gouri Prasanna Majumdar, Pranab Roy, Bholanath Nayak, Thakurdas Singha.
Playback singers are Manna Dey, Sandhya Mukherjee, Adhir Bagchi, Alok Bagchi, Tarun Bandyopadhyay, Shyamal Chakraborty, Chhaya Dey, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Malabika Kanan, Salil Mitra, Manabendra Mukherjee, Chitto Mukhopadhyay, Swapna Roy.
The Durga Dalan of Raibari of Jara dynasty, the Zamindar Palace and the Natmandir (Eshtablished by Ram Gopal Ray) in front of it was showing in the film that is photographed.
The film also shot the scene of the famous folk poet's fight between Anthony and Vela Moira which occurred in the 19th century.
[7] The film released at 1967 Durga Puja occasion in West Bengal and became an all-time blockbuster hit.