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film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced under the banner of Pratima Pictures. The film stars

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, Ranjit Mullick, Mithu Mukherjee, Sulata Choudhury, Ratna Ghoshal, and

Nripati Chattopadhyay Nripati Nath Chttopadhyay ( bn, নৃপতি নাথ চট্টোপাধ্যায়; born 1907 – 27 May 1975) was a Bengali actor, known for his role in '' Teen Kanya'' (1961), '' Bhanu Pelo Lottery'' (1958) and ''Dui Bari'' (1963) ...

in lead roles.

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scored the music in the film. The film was released on 10 January 1974. The film is one of the best and most popular comedy film ever. The film become blockbuster hit at the box office.

Plot

Eligible bachelor Sitesh Roy lives with his elder brother Nitish and sister-in-law. He gets a job in a jute mill, which is seventy miles away from his house and so he decides to live in a rented house, there. But after few days, he becomes frantic with the marriage proposals from local residents. Everyone including his office boss coaxes him to marry his aged daughter and numerous funny incidents start rolling. Neepa, who lives opposite to Sitesh's apartment, falls in love with him. In the meantime, to save his brother from the hands of crazy fathers, Nitish visits Sitesh and campaigns for his brother as an alcohol addict and a man with several vices. As a result, Neepa's father does not approve of the love affair and the couple start making plans to prove that Sitesh is actually innocent. Later, Nitish and his wife come to Sitesh's flat and rescue him from all odds. After a huge drama and laugh riot, Sitesh and Neepa confess their relationship and everything is solved with a happy ending.

Cast

as Nitish Roy *

as Nitish's Wife *

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as Sitesh Roy * Ajoy Bandyopadhyay * Mithu Mukherjee as Neepa *

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as Mr. Chowdhury *

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as Chowdhury's wife *

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as Panchu * Ratna Ghoshal as Champa *

* Anup Kumar as Talukder *

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as Radhika *

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as Neepa's Father *

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as Neepa's Mother *

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as Leena, Chowdhury's Daughter *

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as D R Ghoshal * Moni Shrimani *

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(Jr.) as Sukhamay Banerjee *

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as kallu * Haridhan Mukhopadhyay *

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as Dr Gupta *

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Soundtrack

Every songs become huge popular.

Reception

The film is regarded as one of the best and most popular comedy film in Bengali cinema. The film become blockbuster hit at the box office and ran for 119 days in theaters. The film is also the most remembered film ever and attracts todays audiences through the OTT Platforms to TV Channels, the viewership being always well in every where.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt1587224 1974 films Indian black-and-white films Bengali-language Indian films 1974 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films 1970s Bengali-language films Films based on works by Samaresh Basu