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{{Infobox film
| name =Sujata
| image = Sujatafilm.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Bimal Roy]]
| producer = Bimal Roy
| writer = [[Nabendu Ghosh]] (screenplay), [[Subodh Ghosh]] (story), [[Paul Mahendra]] (dialogue)
| starring = [[Nutan]]<br> [[Sunil Dutt]]<br> [[Lalita Pawar]] <br> [[Shashikala]]<br>[[Sulochana Latkar]]
| music = [[S. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = [[Kamal Bose]]
| editing = [[Amit Bose]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1959|3|20|[[1960 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|df=yes}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Sujata''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1959|1959]] [[Hindi language]] [[Bimal Roy]] film. It stars [[Nutan]] and [[Sunil Dutt]], supported by [[Sulochana Latkar|Sulochana]], [[Lalita Pawar]] and [[Shashikala]]. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer [[Subodh Ghosh]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=81-7991-066-0 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Sahib+Bibi+Aur+Golam+Bimal+Mitra+%28novel%29&pg=PT361 }}</ref> the film explored the situation of [[caste]] in [[India]]. The music is by [[S. D. Burman]] and the lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. It was entered into the [[1960 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3316/year/1960.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Sujata |access-date=2009-02-19|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Sujata'' is a romance between a [[Brahmin]] young man, Adheer ([[Sunil Dutt]]) and an [[Dalit (outcaste)|untouchable]] woman, Sujata ([[Nutan]]). The film has Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar]]'s fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in [[Hinduism]] as its subtexts on the basis of which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in [[India]].

Brahmin couple Upen and Charu bring up the orphaned Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and mother can never fully embrace Sujata because she is an untouchable. They never fail to remind Sujata that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that in order to save Charu, they need the blood of a rare group. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Upen's wife knows that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistakes and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are finally married.

==Cast==
* [[Nutan]] ... Sujata
* [[Sunil Dutt]] ... Adhir
* [[Shashikala]] ... Rama Chowdhury
* [[Lalita Pawar]] ... Giribala (Buaji / aunt)
* [[Tarun Bose]] ... Upendranath Chowdhury
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] ... Charu Chowdhury
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] ... Pandit Bhawani Shankar Sharma
* [[Ashim Kumar]]
* [[Paul Mahendra]] ... Actor in theatrical production
* [[Baij Sharma]]
* [[Brahm Bhardwaj]] ... Masterji (as Brahm Dutt)
* [[Moni Chatterjee]] ... Father of the supposed Sujata's groom
* [[Sabitri Devi]]
* [[Shivji Bhai]]
* [[Sailen Bose]]
* [[Madhup Sharma]] ... Drunk bet (as Madhup)
* Sanghvi
* Master Sohni
* [[Baby Farida]] ... Young Sujata
* Baby Shobha ... Young Rama
* Salil Bhatt .... Stammering Man seeking Sujata's Hand

==Awards==
* [[Golden Palm]] - [[Cannes Film Festival]] - Nominated <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053319/awards Awards] [[IMDb]].</ref>
*[[Filmfare Best Movie Award]] - [[Bimal Roy]] - Won
* [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] - [[Bimal Roy]] - Won
* [[Filmfare Best Actress Award]] - [[Nutan]] - Won
* [[Filmfare Best Story Award]] - [[Subodh Ghosh]] - Won
* [[National Film Awards]] ([[7th National Film Awards|1959]]) [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Third Best Feature Film|All India Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film]]<ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=4 September 2011}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye Teri Aankhon Ke Diye"
| [[Talat Mahmood]]
|-
| "Kaali Ghata Chhaye Mora Jiya Tarsaaye"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Bachpan Ke Din Bhi Kya Din The"
| [[Geeta Dutt]], Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Tum Jiyo Hazaaron Saal, Saal Ke Din Ho Pachaas Hazaar"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Suno Mere Bandhu Re, Suno Mere Mitwa"
| [[S. D. Burman]]
|-
| "Nanhi Kali Sone Chali Hawa Dheere Aana"
| Geeta Dutt
|-
| "Andhe Ne Bhi Sapne Dekha Kya Hai Zamaana... Waah Bhai Waah"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0053319|title=Sujata}}

{{Bimal Roy}}
{{National Film Award Third Best Feature Film}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestFilm 1954–1970}}

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[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bimal Roy]]
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:Social realism in film]]
[[Category:Third Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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