Arati Bhattacharya is an Indian Bengali actress, writer, and director recognized for her work in Bengali cinema.
She is known for films like Preyasi, Stree and Suryatrishna.
She also sang in the movie Anandamela in 1976.
She had worked with Satyajit Roy in Jana Aranya and Mrinal Sen in Ek Adhuri Kahani.
She acted in more than 50 Bengali movies.
She is also a Kathak dancer.
This Bengali Feature Film centers around a socially conscious author reaching the end of his life and creative career. As his last wish, he decides to know the 'truth' about the inmates. The film unfolds the struggle for the existence of the deprived by the privileged class.
Asadharan is the story of Jagabandhu, a man who is always eager to help people. He doesn't even think of his well-being in his efforts to do so. The district's magistrate asks him to help him and reveals the corrupt government officials. Jagabandhu falsely declares his death, hoping to get financial help and the support of the people. No one turns up for his funeral, and he is disheartened. He reveals the corrupt people and leaves his district forever.
A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with The Film Foundation, in 1996.