''Aro Ekjan'' is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Srijan based on the same name novel of

Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay (anglicised spelling of surname: Mukherjee) (7 September 1920 – 4 May 1989) was a prominent Indian writer of modern Bengali literature. Life and works Mukhopadhyay was born in 1920, in Bajrajogini, Bikrampur, Dacca (no ...

. The film was released on 4 April 1980 under the banner of Baba Taraknath Chitramandir.

Plot

Sharmila, a young doctor falls in love with a poor car mechanic Mohan. Sharmila's father is against their marriage. Sharmila married to Mohan but soon after Mohan dies in a train accident. From the place of accident Sharmila picks up a baby beside Mohan's body. She brings the baby and lives in Darjeeling. In a rainy night Sharmila meets major Dilip and she later discovers that the baby is actually Dilip's child.

Cast

Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema ...

as Major Dilip *

Sumitra Mukherjee Sumitra Mukherjee (30 March 1949 – 21 May 2003) was an Indian Bengali actress who was recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Ranjit Mallick, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatter ...

as Sharmila *

Samit Bhanja Samit Bhanja (; 2 January 1944 – 24 July 2003) was an Indian actor and director known for his work in the Bengali cinema. He was one of the most promising actors of his time, working in both Bengali and Hindi cinema. Early life Bhanja was ...

as Mohan *

Kamal Mitra Kamal Mitra was an Indian actor who appeared in more than 335 films spanning more than four decades. Along with Chhabi Biswas and Pahari Sanyal he dominated the Bengali silver screen as a character actor. Mitra played a number of prominent rol ...

as Sharmila's father *

Chhaya Devi Chhaya Devi (; 3 June 1914 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film ''Sonar ...

* Padma Devi * Gita Karmakar

References

{{reflist 1980 films Bengali-language Indian films 1980s Bengali-language films Films based on works by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay Indian drama films Films based on Indian novels