Harano Sur
| Harano Sur | |
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| Directed by | Ajoy Kar |
| Screenplay by | Nripendrakrishna Chatterjee |
| Based on | Random Harvest (1942 American Film) by |
| Produced by | Uttam Kumar |
| Starring | Suchitra Sen Uttam Kumar Utpal Dutt Pahari Sanyal |
| Cinematography | Ajoy Kar |
| Edited by | Ardhendu Chatterjee |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar |
Production company | Alo Chaya Productions |
| Distributed by | Chayabani Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Harano Sur (transl. The Lost Tune) is a 1957 Indian Bengali-language romantic drama film by Ajoy Kar, starring Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar, with music by Hemant Kumar, and sung by Geeta Dutt. This is the first film that Uttam had produced along with Ajoy Kar. The film is regarded as one of the finest examples[1] of Bengali cinema of this early period.[2] The film is based on the 1942 American film Random Harvest.[3][4] The film become huge success at the box office.
The legendary Suchitra Sen and Uttam Kumar– that’s what this movie is all about. It’s simply their charisma, their chemistry, their presence which will captivate you throughout. As per the narrative, Uttam Kumar becomes an amnesiac following a train accident and meets a doctor played by Suchitra Sen. They fall in love and eventually tie the knot, but soon Uttam recovers his lost memory after another accident. He then returns to his old life, leaving Suchitra but she visits Calcutta in search of her husband. Uttam fails to recognize her. Isn’t it an intriguing storyline? The climax is even better!
The film become all time blockbuster and the highest grossing bengali film in 1957
Synopsis
An amnesiac after a train accident, Alok Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar) is rescued on escaping from the asylum where he is admitted by doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen) who takes him to her father's (Pahadi Sanyal) country house in a village called Palaspur. There, while treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry but a second accident makes him recall his life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget the memories spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta and meets him there but he doesn't recognise her. He hires her as governess to his niece instead. Roma keeps trying to simulate Alok's memory but is looked at suspiciously by Lata, Alok's fiancée in Calcutta who thinks Roma is snatching Alok away from her and who complains to Alok's mother. The latter has Roma kicked out. Alok realizing she is from Palaspur and that is where he got back his memory goes there and regains his memory of times spent with Roma there.[5]
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Alok Mukherjee
- Suchitra Sen as Dr Roma Banerjee
- Pahadi Sanyal as Roma's father
- Chandrabati Devi as Alok mother
- Utpal Dutta as Dr Majumder
- Khagen Pathak as Station Master
- Shailen Mukherjee as Manager
- Haren Mukherjee as Dr. Haren Mukherjee
- Dipak Mukherjee as Mihir Bhattacharya
- Kajori Guha as Lata
Soundtrack
| Harano Sur | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Studio | Alo Chaya Productions Pvt Ltd | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 0:06:44 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |||
| Producer | Uttam Kumar | |||
| Hemanta Mukherjee chronology | ||||
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Every song become evergreen and chartbuster hit and one of the reason of film success.
All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder; all music is composed by Hemant Kumar
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tumi Je Amar" | Geeta Dutt | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Aaj Dujanar Duti Path" | Hemant Kumar | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 6:44 | ||
Production
Harano Sur was the first film produced by Uttam Kumar along with Ajoy Kar. Uttam decided to keep Bengali cinema to national level so he came in film production to under their banner Alochaya Production Pvt Ltd.
There is also no doubt that Uttam and Suchitra Sen is favorite co stars of each others in real life. So Uttam choosed to Suchitra in lead actress role. That time Sen working many films at the same time. So her every date is very important and problematic. But Suchitra told Uttam loudly that she canceled all the dates for him. They had so much faith in the charisma of their own pair.[6] [citation needed]
Reception
It was released in India on 6 September 1957 under the banner of Alochaya Production. The film often regarded as one of the greatest romantic film in Bengali cinema history and one of the finest example on early golden period. Film became huge success and ran for 84 days in theater and received ovetwhelming response from all over India by the critics. The film become highest grossing Bengali film in 1957.
Awards
References
- ^ "Harano Sur". Upperstall. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ^ "The Early Years of Bengali cinema".
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. pp. 349–350. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- ^ "Images: The beautiful Suchitra Sen in Aandhi, Deep Jwele Jaai and Harano Sur". Firstpost. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "'Harano Sur' (1957) – Ten Bengali films featuring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen that are a must watch". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "সুচিত্রার স্বামী দিবানাথের আক্রমণের মুখে পড়তে হয় উত্তম-কে". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "5th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
External links
- Harano Sur at IMDb