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Dhanyee Meye (Bengali: ধন্যি মেয়ে) is a 1971[2] Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay. The cast includes Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Partho Mukherjee, Jaya Bhaduri, Jahor Roy and Nripati Chattopadhyay.[3] This is the third and only the second Bengali film of Jaya Baduri who become the popular actress in Hindi cinema. The noted music of the film composed by the legendary Nachiketa Ghosh. The film is one of the most iconic comedy film in Bengali Cinema history and become huge success at the box office.

Dhanyee Meye
Directed by	Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
Written by	Debanshu Mukherjee
Screenplay by	Arabinda Mukhopadhyay Himanish Goswami (Co-Screenplay)
Story by	Debanshu Mukherjee
Starring	Uttam Kumar Sabitri Chatterjee Jaya Bhaduri
Cinematography	Bijoy Ghosh
Edited by	Amiyo Mukhopadhyay
Music by	Nachiketa Ghosh
Production company	Shree Productions
Distributed by	Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd
Release date	1971[1]
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Plot

The story centers around the character of Bogola (Partha Mukherjee); who is the younger brother of Kali Dutta (Uttam Kumar). Bogola is the captain of a football team Sarbamangala Club managed by his elder brother. The team goes to a village Harbhanga to play in the finals of the Nangteshwar Shield. Monosha (Jaya Bhaduri)'s maternal uncle (mama) Gobordhan Chowdhury (Jahar Ray) is the president of the local football club and after losing the ancestral "Nangteshwar shield" (named after his father, Nangteshwar Chowdhury); decides to forcefully marry off Monosha (Jaya Bhaduri) and Bogola (Partha Mukherjee) to Keep the "Shield" in the family. All matters are soon resolved because Monosha and Bogola love each other.

Cast

• Uttam Kumar as Kali Dutta (Bagla's brother)
• Sabitri Chatterjee as Bagla's sister-in-law
• Partho Mukherjee as Bagla
• Jaya Bhaduri as Mansa
• Jahor Roy as Gobardhan Choudhury
• Nripati Chattopadhyay as Gobardhan's masseur
• Tapen Chatterjee as Ghanta
• Sunil Das Gupta as Bairagi
• Sukhen Das as Nera (commentator)
• Salil Dutta
• Rabi Ghosh as Bhattacharjee (Totla Bhattacharjee-village priest)
• Tapati Ghosh as Tapan's wife
• Anubha Gupta as Gobardhan's wife
• Tarun Kumar Chatterjee as the doctor
• Shyam Laha as Nafar Ghosh
• Haridhan Mukherjee as Gobardhan's yes-man
• Chinmoy Roy as the lawyer
• Kalyan Chatterjee
• [Sambhu Bhattacharya]

Soundtrack

Dhanni Meye
Soundtrack album by Nachiketa Ghosh
Released	1971
Recorded	1970
Studio	Shree Productions
Length	0:16:47
Label	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Nachiketa Ghosh chronology
Chhinnapatra (1971) Dhanni Meye (1971) Natun Diner Alo (1972)

Songs become huge popular to audiences even today. Specially the song Sob Khelar Sera Bangalir Tumi Football become a cultural issue amongst the Bengali's.

Reception

The film is regarded as one of the greatest and most popular comedy film ever in Bengali cinema history. Uttam Kumar playing a character actor role and give a mind blowing performance. The film become huge blockbuster at the box office and ran over 126 days in theaters. This was the highest grossing Bengali film in 1971.

Even the film is so popular until today. During the lockdown the film viewrship being high on OTT Platforms.

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