''Chheley Kaar'' () is a 1954 Indian

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-language

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directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Charan Chitra. This film received President's Silver Medal in

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali The National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Ka ...

in 1954. The film was remade in

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as ''Bandish'' starring

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and

Meena Kumari Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Known as "The Tragedy Queen", she is regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinem ...

. The film was also remade in Tamil as ''

Yaar Paiyyan ''Yaar Paiyyan'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language children's comedy film directed by T. R. Raghunath and written by Sridhar. A remake of the Bengali film '' Chheley Kaar'' (1954), it stars Gemini Ganesan, K. Savitri, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. ...

'' and in Malayalam as ''

Bhagyamudra ''Bhagyamudra'' is a 1967 Indian Malayalam-language film written by S. L. Puram Sadanandan and directed by M. A. V. Rajendran. It stars Prem Nazeer, Meenakumari, Adoor Bhasi, Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, Manavalan Joseph, Kottayam Shantha, Kala ...

''.

Plot

Tomato is an orphan who lives with his adoptive father. His father is very sick, suffering from a virulent disease, and will die within a few months. He instructed Tomato to take shelter with a rich person, Kunal Sen. Tomato approaches Kunal in a park and refers to him as father. Shocked, Kunal tries to escape from the unknown child Tomato, but cannot. After many obstacles and chaos, Kunal and his girlfriend Mili start loving Tomato.

Cast

Bikash Roy Bikash Roy (16 May 1916 – 16 April 1987) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is considered as one of the best character artists of india, all time. He has also acted in lead roles in few movies an ...

as Kunal Sen *

Bhanu Banerjee Bhanu Banerjee, also known as Bhanu Bandyopadhyay (born as Samyamoy Banerjee; 26 August 1920 – 4 March 1983), was an Indian actor, known for his work in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He acted in over 300 movies, in numerous plays and ...

as Monty *

Chhabi Biswas Chhabi Biswas (''Chabi Biśbās''; 13 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's '' Kabuliwala'' and Satyajit Ray's films '' Jalsaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), ''Devi'' (''The G ...

as Kunal's father *

Arundhati Devi Arundhati Devi (; also known as Arundhati Mukherjee or Mukhopadhyay) (1924 – 1990) was an Indian actress, director, writer and singer who is predominantly known for her work in Bengali cinema. Arundhati Devi was a student of Visva-Bharati Un ...

as Mili *

Nabadwip Haldar Nabadwip Haldar was an Indian actor, comedian and theater personality who is known for work in Bengali cinema. Early life Haldar was born in 1911 in Sonpalashi village, near Hatgobindapur, in undivided Burdwan district in British India. After ...

as Guard at Children's Home *

Jahor Roy Jahar Roy (19 September 1919 – 1 August 1977) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. Early life Roy came from a Bengali Baidya family having its root in Mahilara, ...

as Robin * Suprava Mukherjee as Kunal's mother *

Jiben Bose Jiben Bose (1915 – 21 March 1975) was a Bengali Indian actor known for his serious-comical side role performances in Bengali cinema. Biography Bose was born in 1915 in Kolkata, British India. He was known for mainly supporting characters in ...

as Kunal's Friend * Master Tilak as Tomato * * Asha Devi as Pishima * Sadhna Roy Choudhury as Superintendent of Children's home

References

External links

* {{Chitta Basu 1954 films Bengali-language Indian films 1950s romantic comedy-drama films Indian romantic comedy-drama films Bengali films remade in other languages Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners 1950s Bengali-language films 1954 comedy films 1953 comedy films 1953 films 1953 drama films 1954 drama films Indian black-and-white films