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Nishipadma
Nishipadma
Soundtrack album by Nachiketa Ghosh
Released	1970
Recorded	1969
Studio	Chirantan Chitra
Length	0:13:15
Label	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Producer	Shantimoy Bandyopadhyay
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Nishi Padma
Nishi Padma
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Written by	Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Screenplay by	Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Story by	Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Based on	'Hinger Kochuri' by ; by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
Produced by	Shantimoy Banerjee
Starring	Uttam Kumar; Sabitri Chatterjee; Anup Kumar
Cinematography	Sailaja Chattopadhyay
Edited by	Amiyo Mukhopadhyay
Music by	Nachiketa Ghosh
Production; company	Chirantan Chitra
Release date	23 October 1970 (India);
Country	India
Language	Bengali

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Nishi Padma (English: The night lotus) is a 1970 Indian Bengali language action drama film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay^[1] and produced by Shantimoy Banerjee.^[2] It is based on a short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay^[3] and released under the banner of Chirantan Chitra.

The film went on to win two awards at the 1970 National Film Awards: Manna Dey won Best Male Playback Singer for 'Ja Khushi Ora Bole Boluk' while Sandhya Mukherjee won the Best Female Playback Singer for 'Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo'.

Plot

The film revolves around Pushpo, whose uncle forcefully sells her to a brothel in Calcutta. On her first night there, an unhappy married man named Ananda falls in love with her over her singing abilities and decides to visit her regularly.^[4]

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Ananda
Sabitri Chatterjee as Pushpo
Anup Kumar
Nripati Chattopadhyay
Jahor Roy as Natabar
Gita Dey
Gangapada Basu
Asha Devi
Rajlakshmi Devi
Premangshu Bose
Master Molay

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Gouri Prasanna Majumdar; all music is composed by Nachiketa Ghosh

Songs
No.	Title	Playback	Length
1.	"Ja Khushi Ora Bole"	Manna Dey	03:07
2.	"Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo"	Sandhya Mukherjee	03:27
3.	"Na Na Aj Rate Ar Jatra Sunte"	Manna Dey	03:29
4.	"Rajar Pakhi Uira Gela"	Shyamal Mitra	03:12
Total length:			13:15

Awards

1970 National Film Awards^[5]^[6]
- Best Male Playback Singer: Manna Dey - "Ja Khushi Ora Bole"
- Best Female Playback Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee - "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo".

Reception

The film become all-time blockbuster and ran for 126 days in theaters. Uttam Kumar give another fabulous performance. Even Rajesh Khanna became impressed and inspired on Uttam's performance. He wrote that he watched the film 24 times to copy him.^[7]^[8] This was the highest grossing Bengali film in 1970.

Remake

The film was remade in Hindi, Amar Prem (1972)^[9] directed by Shakti Samanta, with screenplay by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay, and starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles^[10]

References

^ "Nishi Padma". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ Mukhopadhyay, Arabinda (1 January 1970). "Nishipadma - Apple TV (UK)". Apple TV. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ Goswami, Jaideva C. (1970). Glimpses of India. Notion Press. ISBN 979-8-89067-973-4.
^ "Nishi Padma". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "18th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
^ "18th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
^ "Rajesh Khanna Watched Nishi Padma 24 Times To Play His Role in Amar Prem". News18. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ "Rajesh Khanna admired Uttam Kumar's acting". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend?". The Times of India. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ "It's All About Love". Indian Express. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

External links

Nishi Padma at IMDb

[1] "Nishi Padma". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[2] Mukhopadhyay, Arabinda (1 January 1970). "Nishipadma - Apple TV (UK)". Apple TV. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[3] Goswami, Jaideva C. (1970). Glimpses of India. Notion Press. ISBN 979-8-89067-973-4.

[4] "Nishi Padma". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[18thaward-5] "18th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.

[18thawardPDF-6] "18th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.

[7] "Rajesh Khanna Watched Nishi Padma 24 Times To Play His Role in Amar Prem". News18. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[8] "Rajesh Khanna admired Uttam Kumar's acting". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[9] "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend?". The Times of India. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[exp12-10] "It's All About Love". Indian Express. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

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+'''''Nishi Padma''''' '''''('''''English: '''''The night lotus)''''' is a 1970 Indian [[Bengali language]] [[action drama film]] directed by [[Arabinda Mukhopadhyay]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nishi Padma |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/nishi-padma/movieshow/67346807.cms |access-date=2024-06-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and produced by Shantimoy Banerjee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Arabinda |date=1970-01-01 |title=Nishipadma - Apple TV (UK) |url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/nishipadma/umc.cmc.3v0wnvenmhjav7yez8zldvpth |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Apple TV |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is based on a short story ''Hinger Kochuri'' by [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goswami |first=Jaideva C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xHHXEAAAQBAJ&dq=nishi+padma+Hinger+Kochuri&pg=PT389 |title=Glimpses of India |date=1970 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=979-8-89067-973-4 |language=en}}</ref> and released under the banner of Chirantan Chitra.
 The film went on to win two awards at the [[18th National Film Awards|1970 National Film Awards]]: [[Manna Dey]] won [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] for ''<nowiki/>'Ja Khushi Ora Bole Boluk''' while [[Sandhya Mukherjee]] won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] for ''<nowiki/>'Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo''<nowiki/>'.