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'''''Ekti Raat''''' ( | '''''Ekti Raat''''' ({{translation}} ''One Night'') is a 1956 Indian [[Bengali-language]] [[comedy film]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/uttam-suchitra-us/cid/1288359|title=Uttam-Suchitra & Us|last=Mukhopadhyay|first=Suman|date=18 January 2014|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=India|access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref> directed by [[Chitta Basu (director)|Chitta Basu]] and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay based on, ''Bhimpalashree'', a story of Bengali novelist [[Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay]]. This film was released on 26 April 1956 in the banner of H.N.C. Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/HXW/info|title=Ekti Raat|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pV9iCQAAQBAJ&q=Ekti+Raat+1956&pg=PA313|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014|last=Harris M. Lentz III|date=11 May 2015|isbn=9781476619613|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> In the 1990s, a television series ''Manush'', based on the same plot, aired. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
This film revolves around the miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family leading to comic situations. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay | This film revolves around the miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family leading to comic situations. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay Babu's house. While on a journey Anita misses the train and Sushavan has to journey with another lady Santana. Santana is the wife of famous political leader Brojesh. At night they take shelter as husband and wife in Gosaiji's hotel, ''Harimatar Panthashala'' because Gosaiji allows married couples only. Santana carries a puppy with her, which runs away from the garden of the hotel and Sushovan has to chase it at night. When Anita's mother is angered upon learning that Sushavan is untraced. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Pahadi Sanyal]] as Digbijoy | * [[Pahadi Sanyal]] as Digbijoy | ||
* [[Chandrabati Devi]] | * [[Chandrabati Devi]] | ||
* | * Sabita Bose as Anita | ||
* [[Molina Devi]] as Shampu, Anita's mother | * [[Molina Devi]] as Shampu, Anita's mother | ||
* [[Jiben Bose]] as Sadananda Behari | * [[Jiben Bose]] as Sadananda Behari | ||
* [[Gurudas Banerjee]] as Jitu | * [[Gurudas Banerjee]] as Jitu | ||
* | * Menaka Devi as Khyanto | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | [[Category:Films based on Indian novels]] | ||
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]] | [[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 18 June 2022
Ekti Raat (transl. One Night) is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language comedy film[1] directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay based on, Bhimpalashree, a story of Bengali novelist Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. This film was released on 26 April 1956 in the banner of H.N.C. Productions.[2][3] In the 1990s, a television series Manush, based on the same plot, aired.
Plot[edit]
This film revolves around the miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family leading to comic situations. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay Babu's house. While on a journey Anita misses the train and Sushavan has to journey with another lady Santana. Santana is the wife of famous political leader Brojesh. At night they take shelter as husband and wife in Gosaiji's hotel, Harimatar Panthashala because Gosaiji allows married couples only. Santana carries a puppy with her, which runs away from the garden of the hotel and Sushovan has to chase it at night. When Anita's mother is angered upon learning that Sushavan is untraced.
Cast[edit]
- Uttam Kumar as Sushovan
- Suchitra Sen as Santana
- Tulsi Chakraborty as Gosaiji
- Bhanu Bannerjee as Chaku
- Anup Kumar as Fatka
- Shyam Laha
- Kamal Mitra as Brojeshwar
- Jahor Roy as Paresh
- Pahadi Sanyal as Digbijoy
- Chandrabati Devi
- Sabita Bose as Anita
- Molina Devi as Shampu, Anita's mother
- Jiben Bose as Sadananda Behari
- Gurudas Banerjee as Jitu
- Menaka Devi as Khyanto
Soundtrack[edit]
All tracks are written by Anupam Ghatak.
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Bashi Dake" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Kakan Bole Shrimoti Tobe" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Pradiper Sikha Keno Kape" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 3:17 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Suman (18 January 2014). "Uttam-Suchitra & Us". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ↑ "Ekti Raat". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ Harris M. Lentz III (11 May 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. ISBN 9781476619613. Retrieved 29 April 2018.