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'''''Pratham Kadam Phool''''' ({{lang-bn|প্রথম কদম ফুল}}) is a 1970 Bengali film, written and directed by [[Inder Sen]], based on the story of the same name, by [[Achintya Kumar Sengupta]]. It stars [[Tanuja]] and [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] in the lead.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibollytv.com/movies/66ab4c7/pratham-kadam-phool-1970-bengali-movie-watch.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022231941/http://www.ibollytv.com/movies/66ab4c7/pratham-kadam-phool-1970-bengali-movie-watch.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.moovyshoovy.com/bengali_movie_list.php?searchType=actors&search=Anubha+Ghosh</ref> The film produced by Dipangshu Kumar Deb, and edited by Arabinda Bhattacharya.
'''''Pratham Kadam Phool''''' ({{lang-bn|প্রথম কদম ফুল}}) is a 1969 Bengali film, written and directed by [[Inder Sen]], based on the story of the same name, by [[Achintya Kumar Sengupta]]. It stars [[Tanuja]] and [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] in the lead.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibollytv.com/movies/66ab4c7/pratham-kadam-phool-1970-bengali-movie-watch.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022231941/http://www.ibollytv.com/movies/66ab4c7/pratham-kadam-phool-1970-bengali-movie-watch.html |archive-date=22 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.moovyshoovy.com/bengali_movie_list.php?searchType=actors&search=Anubha+Ghosh</ref> The film produced by Dipangshu Kumar Deb, and edited by Arabinda Bhattacharya.


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Pratham Kadam Phool
File:Prothom Kadam Phool, poster (1969).jpg
DVD cover
Directed byInder Sen
Produced byDipangshu Kumar Deb
Written byAchintya Kumar Sengupta
Screenplay byInder Sen
Based onProthom Kadam Phool
by Achintya Kumar Sengupta
Starring
Music bySudhin Dasgupta
CinematographySailaja Chatterjee
Edited byArabinda Bhattacharya
Distributed byIkans Films
Release date
  • 31 December 1969 (1969-12-31) (India)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Pratham Kadam Phool (Bengali: প্রথম কদম ফুল) is a 1969 Bengali film, written and directed by Inder Sen, based on the story of the same name, by Achintya Kumar Sengupta. It stars Tanuja and Soumitra Chatterjee in the lead.[1][2] The film produced by Dipangshu Kumar Deb, and edited by Arabinda Bhattacharya.

Plot[edit]

Sukanta meets Kakali in a library reading room and discovers his passion for her, though she rejects him initially. Pranta's wife, Sukanta's sister in law, has suspected the truth yet she does not dare to encourage the affair since Sukanta is not established. On another day, both Kakali and Sukanta become stranded in a lift of the library for long hours for want of power. Here, they come closer to each other, and they start meeting frequently here and there. Once, they enjoy a picnic together along with the friends of Sukanta. One day Sukanta comes to the house of Kakali, but her parents do not approve of her. After a long interval, Sukanta meets Baren, his school friend, who is now very well off. Baren works in a European firm in a high post. He has his own four-wheeler and a handsome flat where he stays with his widowed mother. When Sukanta visits her, Baren's mother expresses her wish to give her son a pleasant bride. Kakali, one day, comes to the house of Sukanta. Her maiden appearance moved every single member of Sukanta's family. In fact, the mother of Sukanta wants them to marry. The parents of Kakali refuse. So Kakali left the house and property of her father. Kakali joins Baren as a receptionist. And trouble starts in Sukanta's family. Sukanta the research scholar misjudges the relation of Kakali and Baren. Kakali leaves one day after a heated exchange. The nephew of Sukanta, who loves his aunt, misses her. He goes missing. In the meantime, Baren hears about everything from Kakali and he takes the initiative to solve it. Ultimately Kakali comes to the police station, where a happy reunion takes place.

Cast[edit]

  • Soumitra Chatterjee as Sukanto Basu
  • Tanuja as Kakoli Mitra
  • Subhendu Chatterjee as Baren
  • Chhaya Devi as Sukanto's Mother
  • Shamit Bhanja as Bhajahari Manna (singer in Picnic)
  • Subrata Chatterjee as Sukanto's sister in law
  • Anubha Gupta as Sukanto's aunt
  • Padmadevi as Baren's mother (as Padma Devi)
  • Sadhana Roychoudhury as Kakoli's mother
  • Tarun Kumar Chatterjee as Prashanta (Sukanto's brother)
  • Shailen Mukherjee as Sukanto's father
  • Ajit Banerjee
  • Mihir Bhattacharya
  • Bhanu Banerjee as Servant (Kakoli's home)
  • Simantini Roy
  • Raktim Ghoshal
  • Fakir Das Kumar
  • Rajlakshmi Devi
  • Tushar Majumdar
  • Prabir Roy

Soundtrack[edit]

The film's soundtrack has been scored by Sudhin Dasgupta and three out of four songs were written by him. Pulak Banerjee wrote the song "Ami Shri Shri Bhojohori Manna". All the song playback by Asha Bhosle and Manna Dey.

Song Singer
Kon Se Alor Swapno Niye Asha Bhosle
Deke Deke Chole Gechhi Asha Bhosle
Ei Shahar Theke Aaro Onek Dure Manna Dey
Ami Shri Shri Bhojo Hori Manna Manna Dey

References[edit]

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.moovyshoovy.com/bengali_movie_list.php?searchType=actors&search=Anubha+Ghosh

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