''Trijama'' (''English: Three Facets'') is a 1956 Indian

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romantic

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directed by

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, based on

Subodh Ghosh Subodh Ghosh (14 September 1909 – 10 March 1980) was a noted Indian author of Bengali literature and a journalist associated with the Kolkata-based daily newspaper ''Anandabazar Patrika''. His best known work, ''Bharat Premkatha'', is about t ...

's novel of the same name. This film was released under the banner of Sunrise Films. Music direction of the film was made by

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. The film stars

Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema ...

and

Suchitra Sen Suchitra Sen, widely known as the Mahanayika (), was an Indian actress who worked in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Hindi cinema. The movies in which she was paired opposite actor Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Cinema of Wes ...

in lead roles. It's critically acclaimed but became a semi hit at the box office. But in 1960s when the film was re-released it became a huge blockbuster hit at the box office.

Plot

This is a story of a girl, Swarupa (Suchitra), who's unable to get her love, Kushal (Uttam Kumar)’s attention, however much she tries. But she, a silent type, suffers quietly. Kushal loves another woman who's rich as well as beautiful, Abala ( Anubha Gupta). But when with a sudden turn of fate he loses everything, his ladylove Abala leaves him too, and settles for a conniving richer man. This acts as an eye-opener and soon Kushal is back to where he belongs, in the world of Swarupa.DVD VCD reviews

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Cast

as Kushal *

as Swarupa *

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 '' Jalsaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), ''Devi'' (''The G ...

as Kushal's Father *

Anubha Gupta Anubha Gupta (27 December 1929 – 14 January 1972) was an Indian Bengalis, Bengali actress and singer who is known for her work in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. She received the Best Actress in Supporting Role Award at the 26th Annual ...

as Nabala *

Kamal Mitra Kamal Mitra was an Indian actor who appeared in more than 335 films spanning more than four decades. Along with Chhabi Biswas and Pahari Sanyal he dominated the Bengali silver screen as a character actor. Mitra played a number of prominent rol ...

as Nabala's Father *

Chandrabati Devi Chandrabati Devi was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Bengali cinema. Born on 19 October 1909, in Muzaffarpur, she moved to Kolkata, where she graduated in Bengali literature and trained in music under Dinendranath Tagore. She entered ...

as Kushal's Mother *

Chhaya Devi Chhaya Devi (; 3 June 1914 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in over two hundred films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film ''Sonar ...

as Abala's Mother * Haridhan Mukhopadhyay *

Jiben Bose Jiben Bose (1915 – 21 March 1975) was a Bengali Indian actor known for his serious-comical side role performances in Bengali cinema. Biography Bose was born in 1915 in Kolkata, British India. He was known for mainly supporting characters in ...

* Sobha Sen *

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as Ramji *

Jahar Ganguly Jahar Ganguly (October 1904 – 1969) was an Indian actor and theater personality. He received Best actor award in 6th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards in 1943 for his performance in ''Bandi''. Career Ganguly was born in undiv ...

* Dhiresh Banerjee * Mihir Bhattacharya *

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Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by

and lyrics were penned by

Gouri Prasanna Majumdar Gauriprasanna Majumdar (5 December 1925 – 20 August 1986) was an Indian lyricist and writer known for his work in Indian cinema. He is most commonly associated with the black and white era of Bengali cinema, when he penned several enduring cla ...

. The songs become very popular and are famous even today.

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External links

* 1956 films 1956 romantic drama films Bengali-language Indian films Indian romantic drama films Indian black-and-white films Films based on Indian novels 1950s Bengali-language films {{1950s-Bengali-film-stub