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-language

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cinematographed and directed by

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. Produced by Chayanika Chitramandir and Kine Craft Studios, the film is based on

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's novel ''Nishithini Bibhishika'', which itself is a Bengali adaptation of

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's crime novel ''

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'' (1902). It stars

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, Biren Chatterjee, Manju Dey and

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in lead roles. It plots Kumar Bahadur, the predecessor of a royal family, who returns to his hometown to look into a rumour related to a haunted spirit. It was released on 20 April 1951. It had musical scores are done by

Hemant Kumar Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, was an Indian music director and a playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, along with several other India ...

Plot

The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happen in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of the king Chandrakanta, Dr. Palit asks for help from Detective Smarajit Sen, a family friend. Detective Sen sends his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, the new predecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observe that a mysterious lady, Manjusri, sings uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta, a suspicious botanist, who stays in the neighbourhood also roamed in that locality. It is revealed that he was deprived of real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He uses a deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he is killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.

Cast

* Manju Dey as Manjusri *

as Mr. Gupta *

as Dr. Palit * Sisir Batabyal as Smarajit Sen * Biren Chattopadhyay as Kumar Bahadur * Goutam Mukhopadhyay as Bimal * Kanu Bandyopadhyay * Santosh Sinha * Dhiraj Das * Kalipada Sarkar * Pannalal Chakraborty * Pushpa Debi * Romola Chowdhuri * Sushama Ghosh

Adaptation

This was the first film adaptation of the celebrated

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story, ''

'' in Bengali. 11 years later, a remake was made in

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, '' Bees Saal Baad'' directed by

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and produced and musical scores by

Hemanta Mukherjee Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, was an Indian music director and a playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, along with several other India ...

References

External links

* 1951 films 1951 thriller films 1950s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Indian thriller films Bengali films remade in other languages Films based on The Hound of the Baskervilles Films directed by Ajoy Kar Films scored by Hemant Kumar {{1950s-thriller-film-stub Films based on works by Hemendra Kumar Roy