''Jamaibabu'' (The Brother-in-Law) is a

Bengali language Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...

romance Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...

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 Dulal Bhowmik and with music composed by

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

. This film was released in 1996 under the banner of Filmalaya Private Limited.

Plot

Rama, the daughter of Mr. Chunilal, is studying in a college in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

. She is a girl who does not care about anything. In a college function she quarrels with a boy named Dulal. Rama fabricates a plan to expel Dulal from college, but Dulal saves her from another student called Mantu from getting raped. Rama thought about her fault and fell in love with Dulal. After getting intimate, Rama got pregnant and informed another college mate as well as their best friend Jayanta, the son of business tycoon Biren Mukherjee. Jayanta asked Dulal to marry Rama. He also arranged a safe place for the new couple in his house. On the other hand, Rama's father Chunilal fixed the marriage of Rama with the same Jayanta. When Chunilal came to know that Rama had already been married off to another person, he became angry and went to Kolkata from

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with his younger daughter Rina. Suddenly they saw Jayanta's picture and guessed Jayanta as Rama's husband as they fixed earlier. To control the damage Dulal posed to be a servant and Jayanta became Rina's loving 'Jamaibabu'. But one day Rina knew the whole plot. Meanwhile, Mantu come to know everything about the concocted fact of Rama and Dulal. He started to blackmail Rama for money and kidnapped Dulal and Rina. Jayanta goes to save Dulal and his would-be wife Rina.

Cast

Subhendu Chatterjee Shubhendu Chattopadhyay (29 November 1936 – 5 July 2007) was an Indian physician and actor, who is known for acting in Bengali television and films. A contemporary of actors Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee, with whom he played second hero ...

as Chunilal *

Tapas Paul Tapas Paul (29 September 1958 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actor and politician. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen roles opposite Mahua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Roy. He recei ...

as Dulal *

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt with t ...

as Jayanta *

Satabdi Roy Satabdi Roy ()(born 5 October 1969) is an Indian actress, film director and politician. As an actress she is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. As an actress, she ruled the array of commer ...

as Rama *

Indrani Haldar Indrani Haldar is an Indian actress who is mostly known for her work in Bengali cinema. She was conferred with a National Award, three BFJA Awards and two Anandalok Awards. Halder made her debut in 1986 with the Bengali TV series ''Tero Pa ...

as Rina *

Chinmoy Roy Chinmoy Roy (1940–2019) was an Indian Bengali actor. He was famous for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatility allowed him to play a variety of roles. Though he was known for portraying various character roles, Roy was eq ...

as Chunilal's brother in law *

Arun Bannerjee Arun Bannerjee (, ) is an Indian Bengali film actor. Filmography Actor * ''Herogiri'' (2015) * ''Bhroon'' (2013) * ''Canvas'' (2013) * ''Jodi Hridoye Lekho Naam'' (2013) * ''Kartiker Biye'' (2013) * ''Surjo - The King'' (2013) * '' Deewana'' ...

as Biren Mukherjee * Rahul Barman as Mantu

Songs

This film received

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

in the year of 1997 for Best Music. * "Amra Premi Premer Dol" * "Tumi Kajol Ami Tomar Nayan" * "Chhi Chhi Eki Kando Korecho"

References

{{Reflist Bengali-language Indian films 1996 films Indian romantic drama films 1996 romantic drama films 1990s Bengali-language films