Ekti Raat (transl. One Night) is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language comedy film[1] directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay[2] based on, Bhimpalashree, a story of Bengali novelist Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen in the lead roles with Tulsi Chakraborty and Bhanu Banerjee. This film was released on 26 April 1956 in the banner of H.N.C. Productions.[3][4] In the 1990s, a television series Manush, based on the same plot, aired. This film became successful at the box office.
| Ekti Raat | |
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| Directed by | Chitta Basu |
| Written by | Story - Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay Dialogues - Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay |
| Screenplay by | Nripendra Krishna Chatterjee |
| Based on | Bhimpalashree by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay or Banaphool |
| Produced by | Harendranath Chattopadhyay |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Suchitra Sen Chhabi Biswas |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Anupam Ghatak |
Production company | H.N.C Productions |
| Distributed by | Chitra Paribeshak Private Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThis 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.[5]
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 Debi, Sushovan's Wife in the movie
- Molina Devi as Shampu, Anita's mother
- Jiben Bose as Sadananda Behari
- Gurudas Banerjee as Jitu
- Menaka Devi as Khyanto
Soundtrack
edit| Ekti Raat | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released |
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| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Studio | H.N.C Productions | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 0:08:08 | |||
| Label | Angel Digital Private Limited | |||
| Producer | Harendranath Chattopadhyay | |||
| Anupam Ghatak chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder
| 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 |
| Total length: | 08:08 | ||
Reception
editThe film is remembered as one of the best films of the Uttam Suchitra pair. It became a hit at the box office and ran for 50 days in the theaters. When it re-released in the 1970s it again became successful.
Reworked
editIn 1990s a Bengali television series is made as name Manush which is based on the same plot and story.
References
edit- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Suman (18 January 2014). "Uttam-Suchitra & Us". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Ekti Raat (1956)". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Ekti Raat". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III (11 May 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. ISBN 9781476619613. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ FilmiClub. "Ekti Raat (1956)". FilmiClub. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.