A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Sunanda Banerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Amita Bose
Written by:
Tarashankar Banerjee
Binoy Chatterjee
Directed by:
Subodh Mitra
Release Date:
August 30, 1945
Original Title:
Dui Purush
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Companies:
New Theatres, Ltd.
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 110
One of the early films of Chhabi Biswas featuring him as a leading man, before he came to be associated with the dominating patriarch roles that have become iconic in Bengali cinema, the film is a tale of the love, relationships and ideals of two generations. Nutubihari is an idealist who has given up his love for Kalyani for the sake of his beliefs. He marries Bimala and becomes a lawyer, fighting for the rights of the poor against the feudal lords. Meanwhile, Kalyani comes to ask refuge after she becomes a widow and is inexplicably accepted by Bimala with a lot of warmth. As the years pass Kalyani's daughter Mamata and Nutu's oldest son Arun fall in love and wish to get married. However, the new-found fame and fortune turns his head and Nutu begins to resemble all the ideals and vices that he had always despised. On the other hand in an ironical turn of events, Arun comes to occupy the position once held by his father, highlighting the generational conflict of ideals.
Assistant Director:
Kartik Chatterjee
Ananta Goswami
Director:
Subodh Mitra
Director of Photography:
Yusuf Mulji
Sudhin Majumdar
Editor:
Subodh Mitra
Lyricist:
Sailen Ray
Music Director:
Pankaj Mullick
Novel:
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Screenplay:
Binoy Chatterjee
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