Bicharak (English: The Judge) is a Bengali psychological drama film directed by Pravat Mukhopadhyay and produced by Arundhati Devi based on a same name novel of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay and music is composed by Timir Bhattachariya[1][2] This film was released in 1959[3] under the banner of Prabhat Productions and received National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali in 1960.[4] The film is regarded as one of the greatest Bengali film ever and one of the most important film of Uttam Kumar career. The film received overwhelming response from critics and Uttam performance as a judge one of his career best and the film become hit at the box office.
Bicharak | |
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Directed by | Prabhat Mukherjee |
Written by | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
Screenplay by | Prabhat Mukherjee |
Produced by | Prabhat Mukherjee, Arundhati Devi |
Starring | Uttam Kumar Arundhati Devi Chhabi Biswas |
Cinematography | Ajoy Mitra |
Edited by | Haridas Mahalanbish |
Music by | Rabindranath Tagore, Timir Baran Bhattachariya |
Production company | Prabhat Production |
Release date | 1959 |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
The plot unfolds with a series of flashbacks which reveals a judge's past and hidden secrets. Gyanendra, a judge lives with his wife Sarama. Being the Judge, with every trial of similar cases he remembers his past, the truth about his questionable actions. Gyanendra always recalls when he was a popular lawyer, married to Sumoti, a suspicious and rude lady. But he had a weak feelings for his professor's daughter Sarama. One day Gyanendra's house was burnt and his first wife Sumoti dies. Gyanendra could not make any attempt to save her, perhaps he was unable bear Sumati further. Thereafter he marries Sarama and becomes a judge, but realizes his crime and the past haunts him much.
Bicharak | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 1959 |
Recorded | 1958 |
Studio | Prabhat Productions Pvt Ltd |
Length | 0:06:44 |
Label | Angel Digital Pvt Ltd |
Producer | Prabhat Mukherjee, Arundhati Devi |
All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore; all music is composed by Rabindranath Tagore.
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Amar Mallika Bone" | Utpala Sen | 2:54 |
2. | "Amar Bichar Tumi Karo" | Hemant Kumar | 1:27 |
Total length: | 4:21 |
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