''Chhoti Si Mulaqat'' (''English: A Brief Interaction'') is a 1967 Indian

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directed by Alo Sarkar starring

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and

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. It's a remake of 1954

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film '' Agni Pariksha'' directed by

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which was an adaption of Asha Purna Devi's novel of the same name.

Plot

Rupa goes on a trip with her grandmother to the village where they meet the ailing Rai Saheb, a wealthy old gentleman. Rai Saheb has a grandson, Rajju, whom Rai Saheb and Rupa's grandfather had long ago decided would someday be married to Rupa. Rai Saheb uses emotional blackmail to persuade Rupa's grandmother to agree to an engagement between Rupa and Rajju. But then Rai Saheb has a heart attack and on his deathbed, he insists that Rupa and Rajju be married immediately. Both the children are underage and do not know nor understand that they have been married. Rupa's mother, back at home discovers the truth and vows to wipe out every single memory of Rupa ever being married. Years later, Rupa has now grown up to be a lovely young lady and is in love with Ashok. Rupa introduces Ashok to her mother, who approves of him, and plans are set to marry them. Then, Roopa finds out that she was married when she was young. This creates a conflict within her. Others too find out and all of a sudden Roopa is ostracized. To add menace to the situation, Rupa's cousin Sonia plots to separate Ashok from her. Finally, she returns to her in-laws' place, only to find that her childhood husband is none other than Ashok.

Cast

as Ashok *

as Rupa *

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as Sonia *

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as Sam Kapoor *

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as Shankar Choudhary *

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*Pratima Devi *Badri Prasad as Rai Saheb *

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as child Rupa

Music

The Music of the film was composed by the maestro duo

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. The music of the film was one of the highlights of the film. Singers like

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and

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lent their voices for the album. The music album was produced by producer

. The album was a big hit but the film was a disaster.https://scroll.in/reel/1000964/why-bengali-cinemas-colossus-uttam-kumar-had-a-rough-time-in-the-hindi-film-industry

Notes

References

External links

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