Title of film : Saptapadi
Director Name : Ajoy Kar
Cast & crew :
Producer : Uttam Kumar
Editor : Ardhendu Chatterjee,Amiyo Mukherjee
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Synopsis : The story takes place in pre-independent India (early 1940) when young Indian students were competing equally with Anglo-Indians in all fields whether it be education or sports. Krishnendu (Uttam Kumar), a young Bengali Hindu medical student falls in love with an equally talented and attractive Anglo-Indian Christian woman named Rina Brown (Suchitra Sen). Both students are at the Calcutta Medical College and become close while meeting at many sports and cultural events. There is an interesting rendition of Othello within the movie. However marriage is not on the cards for them due to their differences in religion, (it is particularly opposed by Krishnendu's dad, a staunch, conservative Hindu), and they go their own ways only to unexpectedly meet again later in life. Most of the movie is presented in flashbacks with Krishnendu pondering over the past after unexpectedly encountering a drunk and passed out Rina in a military hospital in returns.
Director Bio : Birth: - 27th March 1914, Kolkata. Death: - 25th January 1985, Kolkata. First Film: - Jighangsa, 1951 Most Popular Film: - Saptapadi 1961 Notable Films: - Harano Sur, Atal Joler Ahoban, Poreenita, Kanch Kata Here. Awards & Honours: - • 18th National Film Awards -- Malyadan won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. • 5th National Film Awards -- Harano Sur received a Certificate of Merit for 3rd best film in Bengali] • 9th National Film Awards -- Saptapadi received a Certificate of Merit for 2nd best film in Bengali • 11th National Film Awards -- Saat Pake Bandha received a Certificate of Merit for 2nd best film in Bengali. • His 1963 film Sat Pake Bandha was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival and received critical acclaim.
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