Ek Doctor Ki Maut

After years of painstaking research at the cost of his personal life, Dr. Dipankar Roy ( ) discovers a vaccine for leprosy. The news is flashed over television, and overnight, an insignificant junior doctor receives international recognition. Professional jealousy and abuse of power threaten Dr. Roy, even as the Secretary of Health reprimands him for breaking the news to the press. He is asked to report to the Director of Health. Professional colleagues Dr. Arijit Sen and Dr. Ramananda invite him to a lecture, but it is merely a pretense to humiliate him. Dr. Roy suffers a mild heart attack, but he refuses to go to the hospital. His wife ( ) and a few others like Dr. Kundu ( ) and Amulya ( ) stand by Dr. Roy, but the harassment continues; a letter from a British foundation, the John Anderson Foundation, is suppressed, and Dr. Roy is transferred to a remote village. The last straw is two American doctors receiving credit for discovering the same vaccine. Dr. Roy is shattered. However, in the end, Dr. Roy gets an invitation from the John Anderson Foundation inviting him to be a part of an eminent group of scientists working on other diseases. Dipankar Roy realizes that his research was fruitful. He also decides to accept the invitation, as he just wants to work for the betterment of mankind. The film was greatly applauded by film critics and writers. Tapan Sinha, the director, was inspired by the life and death of and dedicates this film to him.