Ogo Bodhu Shundori
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Ogo Bodhu Shundori (Bengali: ওগো বধূ সুন্দরী; English: Hey Beautiful Bride) is a 1981 Bengali comedy film, directed by Salil Dutta. It was the last film of the iconic Bengali actor Uttam Kumar, who died during production. A lookalike, Prabir Kumar, was brought in to stand in for Uttam Kumar during the final sections of the film. The body double was used in the song "O Daddy O Mummy" and younger brother Torun Kumar's voice was dubbed in. The movie was a hit at the box office and is often regarded as one of the major hits in the history of Bengali cinema.
| Ogo Bodhu Shundori | |
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| File:Ogo Bodhu Shundori.jpg DVD cover of Ogo Bodhu Shundori | |
| Directed by | Salil Dutta |
| Produced by | R. D. Bansal |
| Written by | Kamal Bansal |
| Screenplay by | Bibhuti Mukherjee Bibhuti Mukherjee (Dialogues and Lyrics) |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Moushumi Chatterjee Santosh Dutta |
| Music by | Bappi Lahiri |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
Release date | 1981 |
Running time | 2:12:00 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | Rs |
| Box office | Rs |
The film was produced by the Bengali film producer RD Bansal. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. This was the second Bengali film after Dadu and the only Uttam Kumar film where Lahiri composed music. The movie is a Bengali reworking of the story of Pygmalion, heavily drawing upon the British musical My Fair Lady.
PlotEdit
Gagan (Uttam Kumar) does not like to socialise, while his wife Chitra (Sumitra Mukherjee) loved attending parties. One day, Chitra's friend Lola invites her to a party. In the meanwhile, the Kolkata Book Fair takes off and Gagan wanted to go. Savitri (Moushumi Chatterjee) lived with her uncle from an early age. One day, her uncle sold her for some money, from where Savitri escaped and took shelter in Gagan's house. When Gagan's wife saw Savitri in Gagan's reading room, she went to her grandfather's house. Gagan and Abalakanta (Santosh Dutta) helped Savitri learn etiquette and the ways of genteel society.
One day, Gagan thinks of an alliance between Savitri and Abalakanta. But Savitri did not agree to marry Abalakanta. In the meanwhile, Sandip (Ranjit Mallick) came and becomes confused on seeing Savitri. Gagan then realises about their love. So he arranges Sandip and Savitri's marriage in his house. But Chitra's servant told her that Gagan was to marry Savitri. So Chitra comes to the house with her grandfather. Finally, Chitra realises that the bridegroom was her brother Sandip. The film thus ends on a happy note.
CastEdit
- Uttam Kumar - Prof. Gagan sen
- Moushumi Chatterjee - Sabitri
- Santosh Dutta - Abalakanta
- Sumitra Mukherjee - Chitra
- Ranjit Mallick - Sandeep
- Bikash Roy - Sandeep and Chitra's grandfather
- Meenakshi Goswami - Lola Bose
- Haradhan Bandopadhyay - Lola Bose's husband
- Chinmoy Roy
- Premangshu Bose - Sabitri's uncle
SoundtrackEdit
| Ogo Badhu Sundari | |
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| Soundtrack album by Bappi Lahiri |
All lyrics are written by Bibhuti Mukherjee; all music is composed by Bappi Lahiri.
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ei To Jiban" | Kishore Kumar | 4:23 |
| 2. | "O Daddy O Mummy" | Assorted Artistes | 5:30 |
| 3. | "Ei Duk Duk" | Asha Bhosle | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Malabika Anamika" | Bappi Lahiri | 5:31 |
| 5. | "Shikhte Tomay Hobei" | Kishore Kumar | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Ami Ekjon Shanto Shishto" | Kishore Kumar | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Nari Charitra" | Kishore Kumar | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Tui Joto Phool" | Asha Bhosle | 3:37 |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Ogo Bodhu Shundori on IMDb
- www.gomolo.in Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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