Dadar Kirti (Bengali: দাদার কীর্তি; lit. 'Deeds of my elder brother') is a 1980 Bengali romantic drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar.[3] The film was based on an unpublished novel of the same name by Saradindu Bandopadhyay.[4] It stars Tapas Paul, Mahua Roychoudhury, Ayan Banerjee, Debashree Roy, Sandhya Roy, Kali Banerjee, Ruma Guha Thakurta and Anup Kumar. The film marks the debut of Tapas Paul.
| Dadar Kirti | |
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| Directed by | Tarun Majumdar |
| Story by | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shakti Banerjee[2] |
| Edited by | Ramesh Joshi, Shakti Pada Roy |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The film attained a huge box office success upon its release and still has a popular following.[5]
Plot
editKedar Chatujye (Tapas Paul), a dim-witted simpleton, is exiled to his uncle's house in a small town in Bihar by his father, who is extremely angry with him for failing to pass his B.A. exams in three attempts. The simple-minded Kedar becomes the butt of all jokes of his cousin Santu's (Ayan Banerjee) gang of friends led by Bhombol Bhattacharjee also known as Bhombolda (Anup Kumar).
He falls in love with Saraswati (Mahua Roychoudhury), a girl with a strong, no-nonsense character who is the elder sister of Santu's betrothed Beena (Debashree Roy), at first sight. Saraswati falls in love of Kedar not because of Bhombal's many lies but because of his simple nature. Saraswati's parents too are impressed by Kedar's decency and simplicity; they soften up to Kedar. However, Bhombolda and his gang create misunderstandings between the two. A disappointed Saraswati decides to marry a rich boy from Bhagalpur (Kaushik Banerjee). At the end, Bhombolda realises that Kedar has a heart of gold and admits his wrongdoing leading Saraswati to marry Kedar.
Cast
edit- Tapas Paul as Kedar a.k.a. Phulda
- Mahua Roychoudhury as Saraswati
- Debashree Roy as Beena
- Ayan Banerjee as Santu
- Anup Kumar as Bhombolda (Head of Chandobani club)
- Satya Bandyopadhyay as Santu's father
- Kali Banerjee as Saraswati and Beena's father
- Sandhya Roy as Santu's boudi
- Ruma Guha Thakurta as Saraswati and Beena's mother
- Sulata Chowdhury as Phulmatia (Maid at Saraswati's house)
- Haradhan Banerjee as Kedar's father (guest)
- Kaushik Banerjee as Amarnath (rich boy from Bhagalpur) (guest)
- Shamit Bhanja as Santu's elder brother (guest)
- Monu Mukherjee as doctor (guest)
- Nimu Bhowmik
- Shakti Thakur as Santu's friend (Stammer boy of the Chandobani club)
Crew
edit- Direction: Tarun Majumdar
- Production: Ram Cine Arts
- Producer: Ram Gupta
- Production Controller: Ishwar Lal Sharma
- Production Controller Assistants: Savitri Das
- Story: Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
- Screenplay: Tarun Majumdar
- Cinematography: Shakti Bannerjee
- Music: Hemanta Mukherjee
- Editing: Ramesh Joshi, Shaktipada Roy
- Art Direction: Suresh Chandra Chandra
- Audiography: Anil Dasgupta, Jyoti Chatterjee, Somesh Chatterjee, Amulya Das
Music
editThe music director of the film is Hemanta Mukherjee. The film has many uses of Rabindra Sangeet such as Charana Dharite, Ei korechho bhalo and also Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe, Guru Guru Guru Guru Ghono Megho which was the part of the play 'Chitrangada' in the movie. There was also a song which was originally written by Saradindu Bandopadhyay himself titled as Janam Abdhi. The music of the film was a huge hit upon release and is still popular today.
| Dadar Kirti | |
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All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore, Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and Hridayesh Pandey; all music is composed by Hemanta Mukherjee
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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| 1. | "Badhu Kon Alo (1)" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Badhu Kon Alo (2)" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Chorono Dhorite" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Chorono Dhorite" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Ei Korechho Bhalo" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Eso Pranbharan" | Arundhati Holme Chowdhury and Bitu Samajpati | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Janam Abdhi" | Manna Dey | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Saat Suron Ki" | Hemanta Mukherjee, Shakti Thakur | 5:21 |
| 9. | "Tomar Dake Sara Dite" | Aarti Mukherjee | 3:07 |
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ "DADAR KIRTI - Film Database - Movie Database". www.citwf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "BFI – DADAR KIRTI (1980)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Dadar Kirti (1980)". www.cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Dadar Kirti". www.upperstall.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ "Tarun Majumdar, veteran Bengali director, dies at 91". Zee News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Bengali Movies". Raaga. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
| External videos | |
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 Dadar Kirti - Full movie on YouTube |