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Directed by | Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee |
Written by | Mani Shankar Mukherjee |
Screenplay by | Amal Sarkar |
Based on | Chowringhee by Mani Shankar Mukherjee |
Produced by | Ashima Bhattachariya |
Starring |
Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Utpal Dutta Biswajit Chattopadhyay Subhendu Chattopadhyay Anjana Bhowmick |
Cinematography | Dinen Gupta |
Edited by | Kali Raha |
Music by | Ashima Bhattacharjee Rabindranath Tagore |
Production company | Pompy Films |
Distributed by | Pompy Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Chowringhee is a 1968 Indian Bengali drama film by Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee, starring Uttam Kumar and Subhendu Chatterjee who played the lead role and Biswajit Chatterjee, Supriya Devi and Anjana Bhowmick in supporting role. The music of the film composed by Ashima Bhattachariya who also produced this film. The film is based on a Bengal novel of the same name by Shankar. [1]
The movie revolves around the experiences of the characters the author Shankar meets while working at one of the largest and most reputed hotels of Kolkata, Hotel Shahjahan. At the end of the movie, most of the characters experience tragedy, in one form or another.
The major characters Shankar encounters with are:
Chowringhee | ||||
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Recorded | 1967 | |||
Studio | Pompy Films | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 0:10:15 | |||
Label | Angel Digital Pvt Ltd | |||
Producer | Ashima Bhattachariya | |||
Ashima Bhattachariya chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore and Miltu Ghosh; all music is composed by Ashima Bhattachariya and Rabindranath Tagore. Every song became hugely popular and contributed a lot to the film's success.
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Baro Eka Lage" | Manna Dey | 3:37 |
2. | "Ei Kothati Mone Rekho" | Pratima Banerjee | 3:27 |
3. | "Kache Robe" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:11 |
Total length: | 10:15 |
The film is based on Mani Shankar Mukherjee's novel Chowronghee. Pinaki Bhusan Mukherjee directed the film, with music composed and also produced by Ashima Bhattachariya.
Film production started during late 1967 and early 1968. For the film shooting, production units were booked to the Grand Hotel of Kolkata. The film shot in Grand Hotel and Technicians Studio, both place. There is two main protagonists Sata Bose the character played by Uttam, and a writer Shankar played by Subhendu Chatterjee. During the starting of the shooting Subhendu had scheduling problems because he was attending in the Frankfurt Festival for his film Panchashwaar. Then he contacted Uttam to pause filming. Then Uttam requested to the producer and director to start filming a few days later. [2]
Film become huge popular and received huge acclaim like the novel, but the novel and the film both did not receive any awards, and also Uttam never got any awards for his outstanding performance in the film. [3] The film earned the cult status. [4]
The song Baro Eka Lage sang by Manna Dey picturized by Uttam Kumar become chartbuster and huge popular till today.
Release in Durga puja occasion in 1968 the film become huge success it's ran to full houses 112 days and ran overall 150 days in theaters. [5] The Film become blockbuster and the highest grossing Bengali film in 1968.
National Film Award winner director Srijit Mukherjee made a film based on this same story in 2019, Shahjahan Regency. [7]
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Chowringhee | |
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Directed by | Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee |
Written by | Mani Shankar Mukherjee |
Screenplay by | Amal Sarkar |
Based on | Chowringhee by Mani Shankar Mukherjee |
Produced by | Ashima Bhattachariya |
Starring |
Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Utpal Dutta Biswajit Chattopadhyay Subhendu Chattopadhyay Anjana Bhowmick |
Cinematography | Dinen Gupta |
Edited by | Kali Raha |
Music by | Ashima Bhattacharjee Rabindranath Tagore |
Production company | Pompy Films |
Distributed by | Pompy Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Chowringhee is a 1968 Indian Bengali drama film by Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee, starring Uttam Kumar and Subhendu Chatterjee who played the lead role and Biswajit Chatterjee, Supriya Devi and Anjana Bhowmick in supporting role. The music of the film composed by Ashima Bhattachariya who also produced this film. The film is based on a Bengal novel of the same name by Shankar. [1]
The movie revolves around the experiences of the characters the author Shankar meets while working at one of the largest and most reputed hotels of Kolkata, Hotel Shahjahan. At the end of the movie, most of the characters experience tragedy, in one form or another.
The major characters Shankar encounters with are:
Chowringhee | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released |
| |||
Recorded | 1967 | |||
Studio | Pompy Films | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 0:10:15 | |||
Label | Angel Digital Pvt Ltd | |||
Producer | Ashima Bhattachariya | |||
Ashima Bhattachariya chronology | ||||
| ||||
All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore and Miltu Ghosh; all music is composed by Ashima Bhattachariya and Rabindranath Tagore. Every song became hugely popular and contributed a lot to the film's success.
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Baro Eka Lage" | Manna Dey | 3:37 |
2. | "Ei Kothati Mone Rekho" | Pratima Banerjee | 3:27 |
3. | "Kache Robe" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:11 |
Total length: | 10:15 |
The film is based on Mani Shankar Mukherjee's novel Chowronghee. Pinaki Bhusan Mukherjee directed the film, with music composed and also produced by Ashima Bhattachariya.
Film production started during late 1967 and early 1968. For the film shooting, production units were booked to the Grand Hotel of Kolkata. The film shot in Grand Hotel and Technicians Studio, both place. There is two main protagonists Sata Bose the character played by Uttam, and a writer Shankar played by Subhendu Chatterjee. During the starting of the shooting Subhendu had scheduling problems because he was attending in the Frankfurt Festival for his film Panchashwaar. Then he contacted Uttam to pause filming. Then Uttam requested to the producer and director to start filming a few days later. [2]
Film become huge popular and received huge acclaim like the novel, but the novel and the film both did not receive any awards, and also Uttam never got any awards for his outstanding performance in the film. [3] The film earned the cult status. [4]
The song Baro Eka Lage sang by Manna Dey picturized by Uttam Kumar become chartbuster and huge popular till today.
Release in Durga puja occasion in 1968 the film become huge success it's ran to full houses 112 days and ran overall 150 days in theaters. [5] The Film become blockbuster and the highest grossing Bengali film in 1968.
National Film Award winner director Srijit Mukherjee made a film based on this same story in 2019, Shahjahan Regency. [7]
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