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Release Date:
March 1, 1954
Original Title:
बिराज बहू
Alternate Titles:
Невестка Бирадж
बिरज बहू
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Hiten Chaudhury Productions
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 145
Nilambhar Chakravorty belongs to a poor family, and lives in a joint family with his married brother, Pitambar, unmarried sister, Punnu, and wife, Biraj. Since his sister is of marriageable age, he arranges her marriage, and borrows some money. When Pitambar comes to know about this, he refuses to share any expense in his sister's marriage, and decides to separate, resulting in a fence being put up between their homes. Nilambher, unable to find employment, is unable to pay back the loan, and soon both he and his wife barely have enough to live on. To complicate matters further, Deodhar, a wealthy young contractor has his eye on Biraj's beauty and would like to be intimate with her, in return for money and a better life.
Adaptation:
Nabendu Ghosh
Art Direction:
Sudhendu Roy
Costume Design:
Kishan B. Damania
Dialogue:
Nasir Hussain
Director:
Bimal Roy
Director of Photography:
Dilip Gupta
Editor:
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Music:
Salil Choudhury
Producer:
Hiten Chaudhury
Story:
Saratchandra Chatterjee
Writer:
Bimal Roy
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