Bhranti Bilas

''Bhranti Bilas'' () is a 1963 Bengali-language comedy film based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, which is itself based on William Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''. The film was produced by Uttam Kumar and he played double roles. Others in the film are Bhanu Banerjee who also played dual roles, Sabitri Chatterjee and Sandhya Roy. The film was made under the banner of Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd. The music of the film was composed by Shyamal Mitra. The film was remade in Bollywood thrice as '' Do Dooni Char'', '' Angoor'' and ''Cirkus

In this movie, Uttam Kumar and Bhanu Bandyopadhyay were cast as a merchant and his servant, respectively. They visit a new town but don't know about the existence of their respective twin brothers and it ultimately leads to a series of confusions leading to a laugh riot.

Plot

Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.

Cast

* Uttam Kumar as Chiranjib Chowdhury and Chiranjit Chowdhury
* Bhanu Bandopadhyay as Bhakti Kinkar and Shakti Kinkar
* Sabitri Chatterjee as Chandraprabhaa, Chiranjib's Wife
* Sandhya Roy as Bilashini, Chiranjib's sister-in-law, Chandraprabhaa's younger sister
* Sabita Bose as Aparajita
* Tarun Kumar as Money lender
* Chhaya Devi as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
* Bidhayak Bhattacharya as Bosupriyo

Soundtrack

Production

The story was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar which he adapted from The Comedy Of Errors written by William Shakespeare.

This was the third film produced by Uttam Kumar after the blockbuster iconic '' Harano Sur'' and '' Saptapadi'' which he produced along with Ajoy Kar. But this time he separated from Ajoy Kar and made his only own production and named Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. In the film Uttam Kumar played dual role and this is the third film after '' Tasher Ghar'' in 1957 and iconic '' Jhinder Bandi'' in 1961 where Uttam playing in double role. Bhanu Bandopadhyay also played a dual role in the film.

Remakes

The film is remade several times. At first it's remade in 1968 Hindi as '' Do Dooni Char'' directed by Debu Sen starring Kishore Kumar, Asit Sen and Tanuja. Later, a Hindi remake in 1982 was directed by the legendary lyricist and director Gulzar as '' Angoor'' starring Sanjeev Kumar and Moushumi Chatterjee. ''Bharanti Bilash'' was also remade into Hindi as ''Cirkus'' (2022) by Rohit Shetty.

See also

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* ''Bhranti Bilas'', 1869 play by Indian writer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, based on Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''
** ''Do Dooni Chaar'' (1968 film), 1968 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Debu Sen, remake of the 1963 film; itself remade into the 1982 film ''Angoor''
** ''Angoor'' (1982 film), 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Gulzar, remake of the 1968 film ''Do Dooni Chaar''
** '' Double Di Trouble'', 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film by Smeep Kang remake of the 1982 film ''Angoor''
** ''Cirkus'' (film), 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy film by Rohit Shetty, remake of the 1982 film ''Angoor''

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1963 films
Bengali-language Indian films
Indian comedy films
Indian films based on plays
Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
Films based on The Comedy of Errors
Films based on adaptations
Bengali films remade in other languages
1960s Bengali-language films
Twins in Indian films
Films about twin brothers
Films based on Indian novels