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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Nimantran<br />
| image = Nimantran DVD cover.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Tarun Majumdar]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = [[Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]] (original story), <br> Tarun Majumdar (screenplay)<br />
| starring = [[Sandhya Roy]], [[Anup Kumar (Actor)|Anup Kumar]], Nandini Maliya<br />
| music = [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]<br />
| cinematography = Shakti Banerjee<br />
| editing = [[Dulal Dutta]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|1971|5|21}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
}}<br />
'''''Nimantran''''' (English: ''The invitation'') is a 1971 Bengali film directed by [[Tarun Majumdar]], based on a story by [[Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]], and starring [[Sandhya Roy]] and [[Anup Kumar (Actor)|Anup Kumar]] in the lead roles. At the [[19th National Film Awards]], it won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]].<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/9/national-film-awards-1971 National Film Awards (1971)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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== Synopsis ==<br />
The film tells the story of two people who fall in love with each other, are separated, and meet again many years later. Hirendranath or Hiru ([[Anup Kumar (Actor)|Anup Kumar]]), a young man from [[Calcutta]], goes to visit his aunt in her village. There he meets Kumudini or Kumu ([[Sandhya Roy]]), a simple girl who has lost her father and lives with her uncle. Gradually, Hiru and Kumu get close, but marriage is denied by Kumu's uncle. Hiru returns to the city with a heavy heart, and gets a job in the railways in Jamalpur. There the boiler inspector becomes very fond of him. After an accident, the boiler inspector, on his deathbed, requests Hiru to marry his daughter Surama. They get married. However, Surama is ambitious and not satisfied with their financial and social status. Subsequently, Hiru quits his job, starts a business and becomes a successful man. However, he cannot give time and attention to his wife. Hiru's aunt writes to him many years after his first visit. He goes to the village and discovers that Kumu is now married, but that her husband does not care for her. Old feelings are rekindled in both of them. However, they cannot go against social customs.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Sandhya Roy]] as Kumi/Kumudini<br />
* [[Anup Kumar (Actor)|Anup Kumar]] as Hiru/Hirendranath Ganguly<br />
* [[Nandini Maliya]] as Suro<br />
* [[Kali Bannerjee]]as Dayal Dutta/village postmaster<br />
* [[Pahari Sanyal]] as Suro's father<br />
* [[Jahar Roy]] as village doctor<br />
* [[Sandhya Rani]] as Kumudini's mother<br />
* [[Ajit Banerjee]] as Hiru's uncle<br />
* [[ Aparna Debi]] as Hiru's mother<br />
* [[Gyanesh Mukherjee]] as the boatman<br />
* [[Arun Mukherjee]] as the doctor(Hiru's friend)<br />
* [[Haridhan Mukherjee]] as ghatak<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
* Direction -- [[Tarun Majumdar]]<br />
* Music-- [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]<br />
* Cinematography -- Shakti Banerjee <br />
* Editing -- Dulal Dutta<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
When released, the film received both commercial and critical success. It not only won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]], but also won a number of BFJA Awards, including Best Indian Films (along with others). It continues to be popular, as shown by its availability in DVD form in multiple distributions. <ref name="gomolodvd">{{cite web|title=Buy, rent Nimantran DVD/VCD online|url=http://www.gomolo.com/nimantran-movie-dvd/14094|website=gomolo.com|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref> The songs of the film, sung by Hemanta Mukherjee (who won a National Award for ''Nimantran''), [[Kanika Bandyopadhyay]] and others, remain popular.<br />
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== Preservation ==<br />
''Nimantran'' has been restored and digitised by the [[National Film Archives of India]]. <ref name="nfai">{{cite web |title=Digitized and Restored Films List |url=https://www.nfai.gov.in/upload/circleIconPdf/1499148501_Digitized%20and%20Restored%20Films%20List.pdf |website=nfai.gov.in |publisher=National Film Archives of India |accessdate=23 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]<ref name="gomoloawards">{{cite web|title=Awards won by Nimantran|url=http://www.gomolo.com/nimantran-movie-awards/14094|website=gomolo.com|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><br />
* National Film Awards; Best Playback Singer (Male) -- [[Hemanta Mukherjee]]<br />
* BFJA Awards 1972:<ref name="gomolobfja">{{cite web|title=BFJA Awards (1972)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/7/bfja-awards-1972|website=gomolo.com|accessdate=14 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="gomoloawards" /><br />
** Best Actress - [[Sandhya Roy]]<br />
** Best Cinematography (Black And White) - Shakti Banerjee<br />
** Best Director - [[Tarun Majumdar]]<br />
** Best Indian Films<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0237499}}<br />
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Bengali}}<br />
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[[Category:1971 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category: Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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