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''Saheb Bibi Golam'' is a 1953 Bengali novel written by
The novel was adapted into Bengali film, '' Saheb Bibi Golam'' (King, Queen, Knave) in 1956, starring Sumitra Devi,
Bimal Mitra
Bimal Mitra (18 March 1912 – 2 December 1991) was an Indian writer in Bengali. Bimal Mitra was equally adept in writing in Bengali as well as in Hindi, and wrote more than one hundred novels and short stories. Many of Bimal Mitra's novels ha ...
(1912–1991) and is set in Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comm ...
, India during the last years of the nineteenth century. It was serialised in the magazine '' Desh'' in November 1952.
The novels tells the story of the sumptuous lifestyle and the decay of a feudal family. It is the story of Pateshwari aka Chhoto Bou, a woman who wants to experience romance, to be a real wife, to invent for herself and live a new kind of conjugality. But the book also tells the story of Calcutta, now Kolkata, and of all the people who lived there.
Adaptations
The novel was adapted into Bengali film, '' Saheb Bibi Golam'' (King, Queen, Knave) in 1956, starring Sumitra Devi, Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, script writer, composer, and singer who predom ...
and 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 ''Jalshaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), ''Devi'' ('' ...
. A Hindi version, ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' () is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language drama film that was directed by Abrar Alvi and produced by Guru Dutt, who also co-stars in it alongside Meena Kumari, Rehman, and Waheeda Rehman. The film, which is based on Bimal M ...
'' released in 1962 starring Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Popularly known as ''The Tragedy Queen'', she was active between 1939 and 1972. Kumari is widely considered one of ...
, Rehman, Guru Dutt
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone (9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964), better known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer, and writer.Rajadhyaksha, Ashish, and Paul Willemen. 9941998''Encyclopedia of Indi ...
and Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress and dancer. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's finest actresses, Rehman's accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. Rehman was honoured with the Padma Shri by G ...
among others, went on to become a huge hit.{{cite news , title=Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam 1962 , url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/30/stories/2008083051411100.htm , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920092912/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/30/stories/2008083051411100.htm , url-status=dead , archive-date=20 September 2008 , newspaper= The Hindu , date=30 August 2008
Title
The title ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' is translated in English as ''King, Queen and Knave''. The literal meaning comes from playing cards.References