Ganashatru
E687701
Ganashatru is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "An Enemy of the People," that critiques social hypocrisy and corruption in a small town.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ganashatru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ganashatru Context triple: [Soumitra Chatterjee, notableWork, Ganashatru]
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A.
Amitraghata
Amitraghata is another name for Bindusara, the Mauryan emperor of ancient India and son of Chandragupta Maurya.
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Gaighata
Gaighata is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India, known for its semi-rural character and proximity to the India–Bangladesh border.
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C.
Bhagadatta
Bhagadatta is a legendary king of Pragjyotisha in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned as a powerful warrior and ally of the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra War.
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D.
Sarpanit
Sarpanit is a Mesopotamian goddess, chiefly known as the consort of the Babylonian god Marduk and associated with fertility and motherhood.
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E.
Ghunsa
Ghunsa is a remote Himalayan village in eastern Nepal that serves as a key gateway and base for treks and expeditions around the Kangchenjunga region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ganashatru Target entity description: Ganashatru is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "An Enemy of the People," that critiques social hypocrisy and corruption in a small town.
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A.
Amitraghata
Amitraghata is another name for Bindusara, the Mauryan emperor of ancient India and son of Chandragupta Maurya.
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B.
Gaighata
Gaighata is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India, known for its semi-rural character and proximity to the India–Bangladesh border.
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C.
Bhagadatta
Bhagadatta is a legendary king of Pragjyotisha in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned as a powerful warrior and ally of the Kauravas in the Kurukshetra War.
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D.
Sarpanit
Sarpanit is a Mesopotamian goddess, chiefly known as the consort of the Babylonian god Marduk and associated with fertility and motherhood.
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E.
Ghunsa
Ghunsa is a remote Himalayan village in eastern Nepal that serves as a key gateway and base for treks and expeditions around the Kangchenjunga region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali-language film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | An Enemy of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | An Enemy of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bikash Roy
NERFINISHED
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Dhritiman Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Dipankar Dey NERFINISHED ⓘ Haradhan Bandopadhyay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamata Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabi Ghosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruma Guha Thakurta NERFINISHED ⓘ Soumitra Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Subhendu Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Barun Raha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| critiques |
abuse of power by local authorities
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political opportunism ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| director | Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | National Film Development Corporation of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Dulal Dutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | late-20th-century Bengali society ⓘ |
| hasDirectorAsAuthorialFigure | Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Enemy of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Soumitra Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
corruption
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social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a doctor who exposes contamination and faces opposition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian parallel cinema tradition ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between individual conscience and community interests
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public health crisis linked to corruption ⓘ |
| producer | National Film Development Corporation of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| screenplayType | adaptation ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small Indian town ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRelease | late 1980s ⓘ |
| workType | cinematic adaptation of a stage play ⓘ |
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Subject: Ganashatru Description of subject: Ganashatru is a 1989 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play "An Enemy of the People," that critiques social hypocrisy and corruption in a small town.
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