Nishi Padma
1970 Bengali drama film written and directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nishi Padma (English: The night lotus) is a 1970 Indian Bengali language action drama film co-written and directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay. The film is based on a short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. Produced by Shantimoy Banerjee under the banner of Chirantan Chitra, it stars Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee and Anup Kumar in lead roles, while Nripati Chatterjee, Jahar Roy, Gita Dey and Gangapada Basu play another pivotal roles. The soundtrack album and background music of the film was composed by Nachiketa Ghosh, with lyrics penned by Gouriprasanna Mazumder. It revolves around Pushpo, whose uncle forcefully sells her to a brothel in Calcutta. On her first night there, an unhappy married man named Ananda falls in love with her over her singing abilities and decides to visit her regularly.
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Directed by | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay |
Written by | Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay |
Screenplay by | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay |
Story by | Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay |
Based on | Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay |
Produced by | Shantimoy Banerjee |
Starring | Uttam Kumar Sabitri Chatterjee Anup Kumar |
Cinematography | Sailaja Chattopadhyay |
Edited by | Amiyo Mukhopadhyay |
Music by | Nachiketa Ghosh |
Production company | Chirantan Chitra |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Nishi Padma was an all time blockbuster at the box office and successfully completed 226 days in theatres. Uttam Kumar, Anup Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee received appreciation for their performances in the film. Eventually the film is considered to be a classic in the history of Bengali cinema and one of the best films in Uttam Kumar's career. The album was chartbuster upon it's release, especially the song 'Aaj Raate Aar Jatra Shunte Jabo Na', sung by Manna Dey, became like a celebration among the masses. The film went on to win two awards at the 1970 National Film Awards: Manna Dey won Best Male Playback Singer for 'Ja Khushi Ora Bole Boluk' while Sandhya Mukherjee won the Best Female Playback Singer for 'Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo'.
The film was remade in Hindi, Amar Prem (1972)[1] directed by Shakti Samanta, in which the screenplay was rewritten by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay, and starred Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles[2]