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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mouchak<br />
| image =<br />
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| caption = <br />
| director = [[Arabinda Mukhopadhyay]]<br />
| producer = [[Protima Pictures]]<br />
| writer = [[Samaresh Basu]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Uttam Kumar]]|[[Sabitri Chatterjee]]|[[Ranjit Mullick]]|[[Mithu Mukherjee (actress)|Mithu Mukherjee]]|[[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]]|[[Chinmoy Roy]]|[[Robi Ghosh]]}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Nachiketa Ghosh]]<br />
| cinematography =Kanai Dey<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|1974|1|10}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Mouchak''''' (Bengali: মৌচাক) is a Bengali [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Arabinda Mukhopadhyay]] and produced under the banner of Pratima Pictures. The film stars [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Sabitri Chatterjee]], [[Ranjit Mullick]], [[Mithu Mukherjee (actress)|Mithu Mukherjee]], [[Sulata Choudhury]], [[Ratna Ghoshal]], and [[Nripati Chattopadhyay]] in lead roles. [[Nachiketa Ghosh]] scored the music in the film. The film was released in 10 January 1974.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mukhopadhyay|first=Arabinda|title=Mouchak|date=1974-01-10|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587224/|others=Uttam Kumar, Mithu Mukherjee, Sabitri Chatterjee|accessdate=2017-10-22}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Eligible bachelor Sitesh Roy lives with his elder brother Nitish and sister-in-law. He gets a job in a jute mill, which is seventy miles away from his house and so he decides to live in a rented house, there. But after few days, he becomes frantic with the marriage proposals from local residents. Everyone including his office boss coaxes him to marry his aged daughter and numerous funny incidents start rolling. Neepa, who lives opposite to Sitesh's apartment, falls in love with him. In the meantime, to save his brother from the hands of crazy fathers, Nitish visits Sitesh and campaigns for his brother as an alcohol addict and a man with several vices. As a result, Neepa’s father does not approve of the love affair and the couple start making plans to prove that Sitesh is actually innocent. Later, Nitish and his wife come to Sitesh’s flat and rescue him from all odds. After a huge drama and laugh riot, Sitesh and Neepa confess their relationship and everything is solved with a happy ending.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.banglamovienews.com/bangla-movies_674.htm|title=Bangla Movie Mouchak (1975) {{!}} Bangla Movie News|website=www.banglamovienews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-22}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Uttam Kumar]] as Nitish Roy<br />
* [[Sabitri Chatterjee]] as Nitish's Wife<br />
* [[Ranjit Mallick]] as Sitesh Roy<br />
* [[Ajoy Bandyopadhyay]]<br />
* [[Mithu Mukherjee (actress)|Mithu Mukherjee]] as Neepa<br />
* [[Shekhar Chattopadhyay]] as Mr. Chowdhury<br />
* [[Gita Dey]] as Chowdhury's wife<br />
* [[Robi Ghosh]] as Panchu<br />
* [[Ratna Ghoshal]] as Champa<br />
* [[Nripati Chattopadhyay]]<br />
* [[Anup Kumar (actor)|Anup Kumar]] as Talukder<br />
* [[Chinmoy Ray]] as Radhika<br />
* [[Gurudas Bandyopadhyay]] as Neepa's Father<br />
* [[Tapati Ghosh]] as Neepa's Mother<br />
* [[Sulata Chowdhury]] as Leena, Chowdhury's Daughter<br />
* [[Tarun Kumar]] as D R Ghoshal<br />
* Moni Shrimani<br />
* [[Durgadas Bandyopadhyay]] (Jr.) as Sukhamay Banerjee<br />
* [[Kamu Mukherjee]] as kallu<br />
* [[Haridhan Mukhopadhyay]]<br />
* [[Amarnath Mukhopadhyay]] as Dr Gupta<br />
* [[Samar Kumar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/mouchak-movie-cast-crew/14200|title=Mouchak (1975) Cast and Crew|website=gomolo.com|access-date=2017-10-22}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
<br />
| headline = Songs<br />
| extra_column = Playback<br />
| title1 = E bar mole suto habo<br />
| length1 = 2:49<br />
| extra1 = [[Manna De]]<br />
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| title2 = Ta bole ki prem<br />
| length2 = 2:79<br />
| extra2 = [[Manna De]]<br />
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| title3 = Pagla garod kothey<br />
| length3 = 2:98<br />
| extra3 = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Manna De]]<br />
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| title4 = Bes korechi prem korechi<br />
| length4 = 2:62<br />
| extra4 = [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:1974 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1974 comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on works by Samaresh Basu]]</div>->EdwardUK