Kencho Khunrte Keute

{{short description|1995 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Kencho Khunrte Keute

| image =

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| director = Chiranjeet{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonindia.com/#!/program/Kencho-Khurte-Keute|title=Kencho Khurte Keute|work=whatsonindia.com|accessdate=2015-09-06}}

| producer = Chiranjeet

| studio = Dipabali Chitram

| starring = Chiranjeet
Indrani Dutta
Utpal Dutt
Satya Bandyopadhyay

| music = Anupam Dutta{{cite web|url=http://www.webmosti.com/site_kencho-khurte-keute-1993-bengali-movie-mp3-songs-d.xhtml|title=Kencho Khurte Keute (1995) Bengali Movie Mp3 Songs|work=webmosti.com|accessdate=2015-09-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatchannels.com/zeebangla-cinema-watchonline/kencho-khurte-keute-chore-chore-mashtuto-bhai-on-zee-bangla-cinema-video_5ae10f2cf.html|title=Kencho Khurte Keute & Chore Chore Mashtuto Bhai on Zee Bangla Cinema|work=bharatchannels.com|accessdate=2015-09-06}}

| released = {{Film date|1995}}

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| country = India

| language = Bengali

| budget = 9 lakhs Rs.

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Kencho Khunrte Keute ({{trans}} cobra to dig earthworms) is a 1995 Indian Bengali-language action-comedy film written, directed and produced by Chiranjeet, under the banner of Dipabali Chitram. A modern day adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play, The Taming of the Shrew, it stars Chiranjeet with Indrani Dutta in the lead roles,{{cite web|url=http://www.webmallindia.com/buy-dvd-online-movie-kencho%20khoondte%20keute-p-14731.html?aid=10|title=Kencho Khoondte Keute (1995) dvd|work=webmallindia.com|accessdate=2015-09-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seventymm.com/Content/Gomolo/Movie/Kencho_Khoondte_Keute/264531/Profile |title=Kencho Khoondte Keute movie profile |work=seventymm.com |accessdate=2015-09-06 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} while Utpal Dutta, Basanti Chatterjee, Satya Bandyopadhyay, Tanima Majumder and Sumit Ganguly played supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Anupam Dutta with lyrics penned by Laxmikanta Roy. The action and dance sequences were also choreographed by Chiranjeet himself.

Initially, Chiranjeet adapted Kencho Khunrte Keute from the Shakespearean play to perform it as a stage drama. In that drama, Chiranjeet, Utpal Dutta and Sumit Ganguly performed the roles of Ananda, Mr. Roychowdhury and Nepal respectively. Later he planned to make a film on it with Dutta and Ganguly reprising their roles, including him. Made on a budget of 9 lakh Rs, it successfully ran more than 75 weeks, in single screens and was appreciated by the masses.