Chhadmabeshi
| Chhadmabeshi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Agradoot[a] |
| Screenplay by | Mahendra Chakraborty Subir Hajra |
| Story by | Upendranath Ganguly |
| Produced by | Shib Narayan Dutta Bibhuti Laha |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Madhabi Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Baidyanath Basak Bibhuti Laha |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Sudhin Dasgupta |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Chhadmabeshi (lit. 'Disguised') is a 1971 Bengali comedy film directed by Agradoot,[a] starring Uttam Kumar and Madhabi Mukherjee as leads,[2] based on the story Chhadobeshi by writer Upendranath Ganguly.[citation needed] The story revolves around a newly married professor, who plays a practical joke upon his brother-in-law by posing as his family driver.
The film was remade in Hindi in 1975 as Chupke Chupke starring Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, and Amitabh Bachchan [3][4][5] and in Kannada in 2004 as Joke Falls.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Abanish alias Gourhari
- Madhabi Mukherjee as Sulekha
- Bikash Roy as Prashanta
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Subimal
- Tarun Kumar as Binoy
- Anubha Gupta as Labanya
- Jyotsna Biswas as Basudha
- Ashok Mitra as Haripada
- Jahor Roy as Mosaheb Lal (Driver)
- Samita Biswas as Latika
Soundtrack
| Chhadmabeshi | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album |
All music is composed by Sudhin Dasgupta[6]
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amar Din Kate Na" | Asha Bhonsle | |
| 2. | "Aaro Dure Chalo Jai" | Asha Bhonsle | |
| 3. | "Ami Kon Pathe Je Chali" | Manna Dey[7] | |
| 4. | "Aare Chho Chho Kya Saramke Baat" | Anup Ghoshal | |
| 5. | "Banchaao Ke Aachho" | Manna Dey |
Notes
- ^ a b The pen name of a group of Indian film technicians in Bengali cinema signing collectively as director.[1]
References
- ^ Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The Cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4.
- ^ "Bengali cinema's all-time greatest comedy films". The Times of India.
- ^ Phukan, Vikram (7 December 2018). "Lights, camera, remake: How Bollywood has thrived with take-offs from Bengali originals". The Hindu.
- ^ "The films and me: Chupke Chupke vs Chhadmabeshi".
- ^ Ganguly, Ruman (27 November 2019). "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend?". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Gaana: Chhadmabeshi songs".
- ^ "Manna Dey was the enigmatic 'Chhadmabeshi' of playback singing".
External links
- Chhadmabeshi at IMDb