Dugga joins Chiranjib in his liquor business and they end up falling in love with each other. Since he does not want her to be a part of his disturbed life, he decides to mend his ways. In order to protect her modesty, Dugga kills rapist Bhola.
Acting
Sandhya Roy's transformation from shy girl to avenging force
Direction
Bijoy Bose frames Calcutta as a prison of respectability
Score
Hemanta Mukherjee's songs that ache with doomed romance

Director
Bijoy Bose
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Baghini' ( tigress) was revolutionary—naming a heroine after her violence, not her virtue.
Soumitra Chatterjee reportedly hated playing the alcoholic loser, making his self-loathing performance accidentally authentic.