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Kuhak (1960 Film)
Kuhak (1960) is a Bengali romance drama film directed by Agradoot and starring Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee in lead roles. This film beautifully portrays a man's struggle to run blindly after riches.http://www.gomolo.com/kuhak-movie-cast-crew/13764 Cast * Uttam Kumar as Sunando Chowdhury (Thief) * Sabitri Chatterjee as Swarnalata (Ganesh's Sister) * Tulsi Chakraborty as Adhikary * Kamal Mitra as BK Roy * Tarun Kumar as Ganesh (Thief) * Gangapada Bose as Ananto Khuro * Premanghsu Bose as Gokul * Preeti Majumdar * Master Dipak as Hiru * Master Sushanta as Chhoton Soundtrack All songs were composed and sunf by Hemanta Mukherjee and penned by Gauriprasanna Majumdar Gauriprasanna Majumdar (1925–1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer, known for his work in Indian cinema and Bangladeshi Cinema . He is most commonly associated with the black and white era of Bengali cinema, when he penned several enduring cl .... *"Aro Kache Eso" - Hemanta Mukherjee *"Bishnupriya Go A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaresh Bose
Samaresh Basu (11 December 1924 – 12 March 1988) was a writer in modern Bengali literature, known for his versatility and vast range of themes. He wrote under the pen name ''Kalkut''. Basu was awarded the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali, by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, for his novel, ''Shamba''. He won the 1983 Filmfare Awards for Best Story for ''Namkeen''. Biography Basu was born on 11 December, 1924 in Bikrampur, Dhaka (present day Bangladesh). He married Gauri Basu in 1942. In his early days, he worked at a factory at Icchapore, West Bengal. He was imprisoned between 1940 to 1950 for his involvement in trade unions and Communist party. It was in prison, he penned his first published novel, ''Uttaranga''. After release, he devoted his time entirely to writing, refusing his old job offer. He wrote over 200 short stories and 100 novels under the pen names, ''Kalkut'' and ''Bhromor'' , revolving around themes of political activism, middle class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsi Chakraborty
Tulsi Chakraborty (also Tulsi Chakrabarti, bn, তুলসী চক্রবর্তী; 3 March 1899 – 11 December 1961) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Bengali cinema in the 1940s and 50s. His most notable role could be the lead role in ''Parash Pathar'', directed by Satyajit Ray. Childhood Tulsi Chakraborty was born on 3 March 1899 in the small village called Goari. His father, Ashutosh Chakraborty, was an employee of the Indian Railways and the family had to move around various places in undivided Bengal. So, young Tulsi had to spend a lot of time in Calcutta staying with his paternal uncle Prasad Chakraborty, the elder brother of Asutosh Chakraborty. Prasadbabu was a talented tabla and harmonium player who was an employee of the renowned Star Theatre, the legendary Bengali commercial theatre stage and production company. He had a small group of musicians who used to play live background music during theatrical performances. It was through his uncle's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Black-and-white Films
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1960 Films
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America. Events * March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film '' G.I. Blues'' * June 16 – Premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, ''Psycho'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. * August 10 – Filming of '' West Side Story'' begins. * October 6 & December 16 – Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, receives full screenwriting credit for his work on the films '' Spartacus'' and ''Exodus'', released in the United States on these dates. * October 27 – Film '' Saturday Night and Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India. With approximately 300 million native speakers and another 37 million as second language speakers, Bengali is the fifth most-spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the fifth most spoken Indo-European language. Bengali is the official and national language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also a second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauriprasanna Majumdar
Gauriprasanna Majumdar (1925–1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer, known for his work in Indian cinema and Bangladeshi Cinema . He is most commonly associated with the black and white era of Bengali cinema, when he penned several enduring classics for films. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for best lyricist for Swaralipi (1962), Palatak (1964), Anthony Firingee (1968), Bon Palashir Padabali (1974), Sanyasi Raja (1976) and Anurager Chhoan (1987, posthumously). He also won National Film Awards of Bangladesh for Sesh Porjonto (1969). Career Majumdar was a contemporary of Nachiketa Ghosh, Robin Chattopadhyay, Hemanta Mukherjee, Uttam Kumar, and Kishore Kumar, and worked extensively with R D Burman and Kishore Kumar, Manna De. His works include ''Mago Vabna keno'', ''. Legacy On 12 February 2011, the 25th anniversary of his death, a musical evening was organized to pay tribute, held at Nazrul Mancha, Kolkata. Lopamudra Lopamudra, ( sa, लोपा� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemanta Mukherjee
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemant Kumar and Hemanta Mukherjee, was a legendary Indian music composer and playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, as well as other Indian languages like Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Assamese, Tamil, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Sanskrit and Urdu. He was an artist of Bengali and Hindi film music, Rabindra Sangeet, and many other genres. He was the recipient of two National Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and was popularly known as the "voice of God". He Completed his B.E & M.Tech Engineering Degree from Jadavpur University. Early life and education Hemanta was born in Varanasi, in the house of his maternal grandfather who was a physician. His paternal family originated from the town of Jaynagar Majilpur, and migrated to Kolkata in the early 1900s. Hemanta grew up and attended the Nasiruddin School and later the Mitra Institution school in the Bhowanipore area, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangapada Bose
Gangapada Basu (as known as Gangapada Bose) (12 March 1910- 23 May 1971) was a Bengali film and theatre actor. He was an actor in the Gananatya Sangha and Bohurupee theatre groups. Films * ''Tothapi (1950) * ''Chinnamul'' (1950) * ''Nagarik'' (1952) * ''Aaj Sandhyay'' (1953) * ''Naba Bidhan'' (1954) * ''Debatra'' (1955) * ''Nishiddha Phal'' (1955) * ''Shreebatsa Chinta'' (1955) * ''Asha'' (1956) * ''Data Karna'' (1957) * ''Prithibi Amare Chaay'' (1957) * ''Ajantrik'' (1958) * ''Jalsaghar'' (1958) * ''Parash Pathar'' (1958) as Businessman Kachalu * ''Kuhak'' (1960) * '' Manik'' * ''Surya Sikha'' (1963) * ''Birieswar Vivekananda'' (1964) * ''Nishi Padma'' (1970) * ''Bibaha Bibhrat'' (1971) * Ekhane Pinjar (1971) See also *Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Mitra
Kamal Mitra was an Indian actor who appeared in more than 90 films spanning more than four decades. Along with Chhabi Biswas (1900–1962) and Pahari Sanyal (1906–1974) he dominated the Bengali silver screen as a character actor. Mitra played a number of prominent roles in mythological and social movies. His baritone voice and imposing physicality often saw him cast in roles of strict authoritative characters. Personal life Kamal Mitra was born on 9 December 1912 in Burdwan. He joined the military immediately after his graduation. Hailing from the well-known Mitra family of Barddhaman, he was a keen sportsman and a good footballer. Before making his foray into acting, he had worked in the District Magistrate & Collector's Office in Barddhaman. He was an avid reader and a collector of rare books. He donated his vast collection of books to Nandan, the centre of films, film studies and film-archive, in Kolkata. He also performed in radio-plays. His autobiography, 'Flashback' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabitri Chatterjee
Sabitri Chatterjee (born 22 February 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali theatre and cinema. Her career spans more than 60 years. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. In 1999, she was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting in Bengali theatre. In 2013, she was awarded by the Government of West Bengal its highest civilian award; the Banga Bibhushan. In 2014, Government of India conferred upon her its fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri. She was born in Comilla, in British India (now in Bangladesh). During the partition of Bengal, she was sent to the safety of an older, married sister's house in Kolkata located at Tollygunge. At her teenage she got noticed by Bhanu Banerjee who took her to Uttar Sarathi group theatre for a role in their play ''Natun Ihudi''. Later she emerged as a prominent thespian personality for the titular role in the play ''Shyamali'' which was staged at Star Theatre. She made her big scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, script writer, composer, and singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. Kumar was one of the most successful actors in Bengali cinema history. Kumar's career spanned three decades, from the late 1940s until his death in 1980. He appeared in over 200 films. Some of his best known films are '' Agni Pariksha'', '' Harano Sur'', ''Bicharak'', ''Saptapadi'', ''Jhinder Bandi'', ''Sesh Anka'', '' Deya Neya'', '' Lal Pathore'', '' Jatu Griha'', '' Thana Theke Aschi'', '' Chowringhee'', '' Nayak'', ''Antony Firingee'', '' Amanush'', '' Bagh Bondi Khela'' and '' Chiriyakhana'' (1967). Early life Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay was born on 3 September 1926 at a maternal home in Ahiritola in northern Calcutta. His father was Satkari Chattopadhyay and his mother was Chapla Devi. He was from a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agradoot
Agradoot () was a group of Indian film technicians signing collectively as director, a phenomenon unique to Bengali cinema. The Agradoot core unit, formed in 1946, consisted initially of Bibhuti Laha (cameraman, 1915–1997), Jatin Datta (sound), Sailen Ghosal (lab work), Nitai Bhattacharya (scenarist) and Bimal Ghosh (production). The group was active up to the end of 1980s. Selected filmography References External links *Agradoot in www.citwf.com Musicians from Kolkata Bengali film producers Bengali film directors Bengali writers Film theorists Indian film score composers Film collectives Indian artist groups and collectives {{india-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
