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Doctor Bezbarua
Theatrical release poster of Dr. Bezbarua
Assameseডক্তৰ বেজবৰুৱা
Directed byBrajen Barua
Written byBrajen Barua
Produced byM/s Rangghar Cine Productions
StarringBrajen Barua
Nipon Goswami
Meghali Devi
Pratibha Thakur
Renu Saikia
CinematographySujit Singha
Music byRamen Barua
Release date
  • 7 November 1969 (1969-11-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageAssamese

Dr. Bezbarua is a 1969 Indian Assamese language thriller film, the first film of this genre in the language, directed by Brajen Barua and produced by Rangghar Cine Productions.[1] The film was released on 7 November 1969.[2] It was marked as the beginning of success of so-called commercial movies in Assamese Film industry.[3] It was also first time the outdoor and indoor shooting entirely took place in various locations of Assam.[3]

Casts

Music

The music of the movie has been composed by Ramen Barua, younger brother of Brajen Barua. Some of the songs of this film are "Moyna Kon Bidhatai", "Ki Naam Di Matim", "Jilika Jilika Tora Akakhore", "Phool Phool Phool" which was sung by Dwipen Barua, Nirmala Mishra etc.

No. Title Singers Lyrics
1 Jilika Jilika Tora Akakhore Dwipen Barua Brajen Barua
2 Ki Naam Di Matim Dwipen Barua, Nirmala Mishra Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi
3 Moyna Kon Bidhatai Xajile Dwipen Barua Brajen Barua
4 Phool Phool Phool Dwipen Barua, Nirmala Mishra Eli Ahmed

Awards

Dr. Bezbarua was awarded with Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese in the 17th National Film Awards.[4][5]

Hindi remake

A Hindi movie titled as Shivam has been remade from this film[6] which was produced by Jogiraj Choudhury and directed by Anshuman Barua, nephew of the film’s original maker Brojen Barua.[7]

Sequel

A sequel Dr. Bezbaruah 2 was released on 3rd February 2023.

References

  1. ^ "History of Assamese Cinema". itsmynortheast.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. ^ Sarkar, Dipankar. "How a fan's persistence led to the rediscovery of Assamese classic 'Dr Bezbarua'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "History of Assamese Film". rupaliparda.com. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ^ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ^ "17th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. ^ "7 Facts You Need to Know About The First Assamese Thriller Film". Magical Assam.
  7. ^ "Hindi remake of Dr Bezbaruah to hit screen soon". Assam Times. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2013.