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Bhranti Bilas (transl. Comedy of Errors) is a 1963 Bengali-language comedy film based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,[1] which is itself based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The film starring and produced Uttam Kumar, he played double role. Others starring Bhanu Banerjee who also played duel role, Sabitri Chatterjee and Sandhya Roy. The film made under the banner of Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd. The music of the film composed by Shyamal Mitra. The film was remade in Bollywood thrice as Do Dooni Char , Angoor[2] and Cirkus.[3][4]

Bhranti Bilas
Bengali	ভ্রান্তি বিলাস
Directed by	Manu Sen
Written by	Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Screenplay by	Bidhayak Bhattacharya (Dialogues)
Based on	Comedy Of Errors by William Shakespeare
Produced by	Uttam Kumar
Starring	Uttam Kumar Bhanu Bandopadhyay Sabitri Chatterjee Sandhya Roy
Edited by	Haridas Mahalanabish
Music by	Shyamal Mitra
Production company	Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd
Distributed by	Chayabani Pvt Ltd
Release date	1963
Running time	102 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

The classic comedy was made based on Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar's popular novel with a similar name, which itself was inspired by the Shakespearian play 'Comedy Of Errors'. In this movie, Uttam Kumar and Bhanu Bandyopadhyay were cast as a merchant and his servant respectively. They one day visit a new town but don’t know about the existence of their twin brothers and it ultimately leads to a series of confusions breaking down a laugh riot.[5]

Plot

Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.

Cast

• Uttam Kumar as Chiranjib Chowdhury and Chiranjit Chowdhury
• Bhanu Bandopadhyay as Bhakti Kinkar and Shakti Kinkar
• Sabitri Chatterjee as Chiranjib's Wife
• Sandhya Roy as Bilashini, Chiranjib's sister-in-law
• Sabita Bose as Aparajita
• Tarun Kumar as Money lender
• Chhaya Devi as Chiranjit & Chiranjib's Mother
• Bidhayak Bhattacharya as Bosupriyo

Soundtrack

Bhranti Bilash
Soundtrack album by Shyamal Mitra
Released	1963
Recorded	1962
Studio	Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd
Length	0:11:32
Label	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Producer	Uttam Kumar
Shyamal Mitra chronology
Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy (1963) Bhranti Bilash (1963) Deya Neya (1963)

Production

The story was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar which he adapted from The Comedy Of Errors written by iconic William Shakespeare.

This was the third film produced by Uttam Kumar after the blockbuster iconic Harano Sur and Saptapadi which he produced along with Ajoy Kar. But this time he separated from Ajoy Kar and made his only own production and named Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. In the film Uttam Kumar played duel role and this is the third film after Tasher Ghar in 1957 and iconic Jhinder Bandi in 1961 where Uttam playing in double role. Bhanu Bandopadhyay also played duel role in the film.

Reception

The film is regarded as one of the best comedy film ever made Uttam Kumar performance being praised by the critics and liked also audiences. The film become superhit at the box office.

Remakes

The film is remade in several times. At first it's remade in 1968 hindi film as Do Dooni Char directed by Debu Sen starring Kishore Kumar, Asit Sen and Tanuja. A 1982 hindi remake directed by the legendary Gulzar as Angoor starring Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee.

Upcoming hindi film directed and produced by Rohit Shetty loosely based on this called Cirkus starring Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hedge, Jacqueline Farnandez.

References

External links

• Bhrantibilas at IMDb

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