Striker (1978 film)

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Striker is a 1978 Bengali sports drama film directed by Archan Chakravarty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/striker-35970|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125082545/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/striker-35970|url-status=live|archive-date=25 November 2020|title=Striker (1978) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite book|last=Cho|first=Younghan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uaXDCwAAQBAJ&q=Striker+1978+Bengali+film&pg=PA88|title=Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business|date=2016-03-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-59832-9|language=en}} The film was based on a novel of the same name by Moti Nandi.{{Cite book|last=Nandi|first=Mati|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.458331|title=Striker|date=1964}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/108895.html|title=M o t i N a n d y|website=www.calcuttayellowpages.com|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b773c8459|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613075746/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b773c8459|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2021|title=STRIKER (1978)|website=BFI|language=en|access-date=2020-04-19}}

Plot

The film tells the story of a young footballer Prasun's life and his struggle to make a mark in Kolkata football. His father was also an eminent footballer but deprived by his club authority. Prasun has a dream to play on behalf of a big football club of Kolkata maidan.

Cast

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