Nishi Padma
| Nishi Padma | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aravinda Mukherjee |
| Screenplay by | Aravinda Mukherjee |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Sabitri Chatterjee |
| Music by | Nachiketa Ghosh |
Production company | Chirantan Chitra |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Nishi Padma is a 1970 Bengali drama film written and directed by Aravinda Mukherjee,[1] based on a short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and starring Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee as leads. The film had music by Nachiketa Ghosh, and went on to win two awards at the 1970 National Film Awards: Manna Dey won Best Male Playback Singer for "Ja Khushi Ora Bole", while Sandhya Mukherjee won the Best Female Playback Singer for "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo".
The film was remade into a Hindi film, Amar Prem (1972) directed by Shakti Samanta, with screenplay by Aravind Mukherjee, and starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna as leads.[2]
Cast
- Uttam Kumar ... Ananga
- Sabitri Chatterjee ... Pushpa
- Anup Kumar
- Master Molay
- Asha Devi
- Rajlakshmi Devi
- Gita Dey
- Gangapada Basu
- Premangshu Bose
- Nripati Chatterjee
- Jahor Roy ... Natabar
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
All lyrics are written by Gouri Prasanna Majumdar; all music is composed by Nachiketa Ghosh
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ja Khushi Ora Bole" | Manna Dey | |
| 2. | "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo" | Sandhya Mukherjee | |
| 3. | "Na Na Aj Rate Ar Jatra Sunte" | Manna Dey | |
| 4. | "Rajar Pakhi Uira Gela" | Shyamal Mitra |
Awards
- 1970 National Film Awards [3][4]
- Best Male Playback Singer: Manna Dey - "Ja Khushi Ora Bole"
- Best Female Playback Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee - "Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo".
References
- ^ Also spelled Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
- ^ "It's All About Love". Indian Express. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "18th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India.
- ^ "18th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
External links
- Nishi Padma at IMDb