Bhranti Bilas
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Bhranti Bilas (transl. Illusion of illusion) is a 1963 Bengali-language comedy film based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,[1] which is itself based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The film was remade in Bollywood thrice as Do Dooni Char , Angoor and Cirkus.[2][3]
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Directed by | Manu Sen |
Written by | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
Starring | Uttam Kumar Bhanu Bandopadhyay Sabitri Chatterjee Sandhya Roy |
Music by | Shyamal Mitra |
Release date | 1963 |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Budget | Rs. 15,000 |
Box office | Rs. 45,000 |
Plot
Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Chiranjib Chowdhury and Chiranjit Chowdhury
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay as Bhakti Kinkar and Shakti Kinkar
- Sabitri Chatterjee as Chiranjib's Wife
- Sandhya Roy as Bilashini, Chiranjib's sister-in-law
- Sabita Bose as Aparajita
- Tarun Kumar as Money lender
- Chhaya Devi as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
- Bidhayak Bhattacharya as Bosupriyo
References
- ↑ "'Bhranti Bilash' and 'Comedy of Errors' - When Bengali cinema drew inspiration from William Shakespeare". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ Rajiva Verma (2006). "Shakespeare in Hindi Cinema". In Poonam Trivedi; Dennis Bartholomeusz (eds.). India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation and Performance. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 247–248.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, Sruthi (23 April 2018). "400 years later, Shakespeare still remains relevant in Indian cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
External links
- Bhrantibilas on IMDb