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{{Short description|1953 film by Nirmal Dey}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sharey Chuattor
| image = SC53.jpeg
| image_size = 180px
| alt = Original poster of ''Sharey Chuattor''
| caption = Original poster of ''Sharey Chuattor''
| director = Nirmal Dey
| story = [[Bijon Bhattacharya]]
| starring = [[Tulsi Chakraborty]] [[Molina Devi]] [[Uttam Kumar]] [[Suchitra Sen]] [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]] [[Jahor Roy]] [[Nabadwip Haldar]]
| music = Kalipodo Sen
| cinematography = Amal Das
| editing = Kali Raha
| released = 20 February 1953<ref name="ABP Patrika 60 years">{{cite news|title=Sare Chuattor completes 60 years|newspaper=Ananadabazar Patrika (Patrika, page 1)|date=2 March 2013}}</ref>
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
}}
'''''Sharey Chuattor''''' ({{lang-bn|সাড়ে চুয়াত্তর}}; {{lang-en|Seventy Four and Half}}) is a 1953 Indian [[Bengali-language]] [[comedy film]], directed by Nirmal Dey, based on a story by [[Bijon Bhattacharya]]. The film stars [[Tulsi Chakraborty]] and [[Molina Devi]], and co-starring [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Suchitra Sen]], [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]], [[Jahor Roy]] and [[Nabadwip Haldar]]. Contemporary playback singers like [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya|Dhananjay]], [[Dwijen Mukhopadhyay|Dwijen Mukherjee]], [[Shyamal Mitra]], and [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay|Manabendra Mukherjee]] also acted in this film.

==Plot==

The Annapurna Boarding House owned by Rajanibabu ([[Tulsi Chakraborty]]) is a peaceful abode where the residents are all friendly except Shibbabu, a senior learned man, who sometimes acts as a killjoy. The story begins when Romola ([[Suchitra Sen]]), a relative of Rajanibabu and her family comes to stay in the boarding, after being thrown out of their rented house. Rajanibabu calls a meeting where all the residents except Shibbabu cast vote in favour of Romola's staying.

Rampriti ([[Uttam Kumar]]), the son of a wealthy family, who also stays at the boarding, is away home. On the day of his return, he telephones Annapurna Boarding to inform the cook Modon ([[Nabadwip Haldar]]) to prepare food for him that night. Seeing no one to answer the phone, Romola picks it up, but Rampriti does not believe that there's a girl in the boarding and so an exchange of hot words takes place. Rampriti, after returning narrates the incident to Kedar ([[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]]), another resident of the Boarding. Romola overhears them and berates Rampriti, silencing him.

However, they fall in love and exchange love letters, but this fact becomes known to the other residents and they start teasing both of them. Rajanibabu, the go-between, is given a love letter to deliver but as he's hurrying to catch the train home, he keeps it in his pocket. At home, he quarrels with his wife ([[Molina Devi]]) and leaves the house in the middle of night. His wife manages to find the love letter and thinks that her husband is running an extramarital affair.

Seeing that Romola and Rampriti are in love, Rajanibabu makes the marriage arrangements for them and calls Rampriti's and Romola's father. 
Rajanibabu's wife prepares a puja to bring him back. She becomes impatient and goes to the Boarding House. She charges her husband of infidelity and drags him to another room where Rajanibabu tells her the truth about the letter. He says, it is about Rampriti and Romola, the couple who are getting married the very day. The residents make fun of them and the film ends with Rampriti and Romola sitting side-by-side at the marriage altar.

==Cast==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cast !! Character
|-
| [[Tulsi Chakraborty]] || Rajanibabu, Owner of the Boarding House
|-
| [[Molina Devi]] || Rajanibabu's wife
|-
| [[Uttam Kumar]] || Rampriti
|-
| [[Suchitra Sen]] || Romola
|-
| [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]] || Kedar
|-
| [[Jahor Roy]] || Kamakhya
|-
| [[Nabadwip Haldar]] || Modon
|-
| [[Gurudas Bannerjee]] || Romala's father
|-
| [[Padma Devi]] || Ramala's mother
|-
| [[Sital Bannerjee]] || Resident at the mess
|-
| [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]] || Akhil Babu
|-
| Panchanan Bhattacharya || Elderly resident at the mess
|-
| [[Reba Bose]] ||
|-
| [[Shyamal Mitra]] || Resident at the mess
|-
| [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay]] || Resident at the mess, Singer
|-
| [[Sanat Singha]] || Resident at the mess
|-
| [[Shyam Laha]] || Resident at the mess
|-
| [[Ranjit Roy]] || Resident at the mess
|-
|}

==Music==

* Lyrics by Sailen Roy
* Music Direction by Kalipodo Sen

# "Amar Ei Jouban" - Chorus ([[Shyamal Mitra]], [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay]], Dwijen Mukherjee, [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], Pannalal Bhattacharya, Sanat Singha.)
# "E Maya Proponchomoy" - [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]]
# "Dio Go Basite Bhalo" - Suprova Sarkar

==Reception==
''The Times of India'' called the film, "one of the best Bengali old comedy movies which is still a must-watch."<ref>{{cite web |title='Sharey Chuattar' (1953) |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/ten-bengali-films-featuring-uttam-kumar-and-suchitra-sen-that-are-a-must-watch/ten-bengali-films-featuring-uttam-kumar-and-suchitra-sen-that-are-a-must-watch/photostory/63785148.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref>

==References==
; Citations
{{Reflist}}

; Sources
* {{imdb title|0046304|Sharey Chuattar}}
* http://calcuttatube.com/sharey-chuattar-1953-bengali-movie/119/

[[Category:1953 films]]
[[Category:1953 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1950s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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