Best Bengali history movies of the 2010s, ranked

The 5 best reviewed Bengali history films of the 2010s in our records, ranked by the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. 11 films are listed in this group and 5 have at least 5 critic reviews, the minimum to be ranked. First place: Moner Manush (4.1/5). Across the 5 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.5/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

Updated 21 Oct, 7:55 pm IST. Scores only, no opinions of ours.

1

Moner Manush

Fri, 3 Dec 2010

Directed by Goutam Ghose. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Raisul Islam Asad, Chanchal Chowdhury.
The movie is about a poet and singer Lalon Fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is…
Drama · History · 2h 30m

Reviews

4.1
5 critics
2

Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Fri, 12 Oct 2018

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Jisshu Sengupta, Aparna Sen, Anjan Dutt.
Mahendra Kumar Choudhuri, the middle prince of the Bhawal Estate was affected by syphilis and was taken to Darjeeling for treatment. He apparently died in Darjeeling and was cremated there.…
History · Mystery · 2h 27m

Reviews

3.7
6 critics
3

Gumnaami

Wed, 2 Oct 2019

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, Biplab Dasgupta.
Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated.…
Action · Drama · 2h 22m

Reviews

3.6
7 critics
4

Mahalaya

Fri, 1 Mar 2019

Directed by Soumik Sen. With Subhasish Mukherjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Kanchan Mullick.
Since its inception in 1931, Mahishasuramardini has been one of the most popular programmes in Bengali radio, and is currently the longest running radio programme in India, narrated by Birendra…
Drama · History · 1h 48m

Reviews

3.6
5 critics
5

Guptodhoner Sondhane

Fri, 27 Apr 2018

Directed by Dhrubo Banerjee. With Abir Chatterjee, Arjun Chakrabarty, Ishaa Saha.
Subarna Sen, an Oxford University professor, travels to India after the death of his maternal uncle. He learns that his uncle's palace has a hidden treasure and decides to find…
Adventure · History · 2h 13m

Reviews

2.9
5 critics

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6

Apur Panchali

Fri, 25 Apr 2014

Directed by Kaushik Ganguly. With Parambrata Chatterjee, Parno Mittra, Ardhendu Banerjee.
Arko, a film student, invites Subir Banerjee, who played the legendary role of Apu, to attend an award ceremony in Germany. But the old man hesitates to accept the invitation.
Drama · Family · 1h 47m

Reviews

3.75
2 critics
7

Rajkahini

Fri, 16 Oct 2015

Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Rituparna Sengupta, Lily Chakravarty, Parno Mittra.
In August 1947, the British passed a bill regarding the partition of Bengal. Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Mukherjee's movie Rajkahini is woven around a border between…
Drama · History · 2h 40m

Reviews

3.6
4 critics
8

Kadambari

Fri, 8 May 2015

Directed by Suman Ghosh. With Konkona Sen Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen.
Nine-year-old Kadambari gets married to Jyotirindranath but finds a companion in his younger brother Rabindranath. The two share a unique bond and she becomes his inspiration to write poems and…
Drama · History · 1h 27m

Reviews

3.5
Early read, 1 critic
9

Jeevan Smriti

Thu, 17 Oct 2013

Directed by Rituparno Ghosh. With Sanjoy Nag, Samadarshi Dutta, Raima Sen.
A cinematic journey that sees Rabindranath Tagore as an ever restless seeker. It brings Tagore alive as a flesh and blood person whom the average Indian can relate to as…
Drama · History · 1h 18m

Reviews

3.5
Early read, 1 critic

Quick answers

What is the best Bengali history movie of the 2010s?

Moner Manush has the highest BMR critic score in this group, 4.1/5 from 5 critics.

What are the top 3 Bengali history movies of the 2010s?

Moner Manush, Ek Je Chhilo Raja, Gumnaami.

How are Bengali history movies of the 2010s rated overall?

Across the 5 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.5/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

How is this ranking decided?

Each critic rating is converted to one common scale and averaged. Every critic counts the same. A film needs at least 5 scored critic reviews. Ties go to the film with more reviews. BMR estimates (read from reviews that print no rating) are marked and count less.

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Scores are the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. Box office is Sacnilk's India net, Bengali version. A dash means the figure does not exist yet, never zero.