Rajlakshmi O Srikanta is a 1958 Bengali drama film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya and produced by Kanan Devi[1] based on the iconic and famous novel Srikanta of the legendary Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.[2] This film was released in 1958[3][4] under the banner of Srimati Pictures. The film starring Uttam Kumar Suchitra Sen, Anil Chatterjee, Tulsi Chakraborty. Music direction of the film was done by Jnan Prakash Ghosh.
| Rajlakshmi O Srikanta | |
|---|---|
| রাজলক্ষ্মী ও শ্রীকান্ত | |
| Directed by | Haridas Bhattacharya |
| Story by | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Based on | Shrikanta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Produced by | Kanan Bhattachariya, Kanan Devi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G.K Mehta |
| Edited by | Santosh Ganguly |
| Music by | Gyanprakash Ghosh (composer) D. M. Mitholia (lyrics) Gyanprakash Ghosh (lyrics) Shyamal Gupta (lyrics) |
Production company | Srimati Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot edit
Srikanta goes to his friend Mahendra Rao's celebration where he meets Piyaribai. Although he can not recognizes her but Piyari knows him well as Srikanta was her childhood love. Piyari reveals the past fact how she become so from Rajlakshmi. She was forced by the wicked society, poverty and misfortune she had to take this unholy profession.[5]
Cast edit
- Uttam Kumar as Srikanta
- Suchitra Sen as Rajlakshmi or Piyaribai
- Anil Chatterjee as Mahendra
- Tulsi Chakraborty as Ratan
- Jahor Roy
- Shishir Batabyal as Doctor
- Nripati Chattopadhyay
- Rajlakshmi Devi
- Haridhan Mukherjee
- Santi Bhattacharya
- Dwiju Bhawal
Music edit
| Rajlaxmi O Srikanto | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Studio | Srimati Pictures | |||
| Length | 0:12:11 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |||
| Producer | Kanan Devi | |||
| Jnan Prokash Ghosh chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by D.M Mitholia, Jnan Prokash Ghosh, Shyamal Gupta; all music is composed by Jnan Prokash Ghosh
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mero Man Nandlal" | Jnan Prokash Ghosh Krishna Gangopadhyay | 6:31 |
| 2. | "Aji E Shrabone" | Krishna Gangopadhyay | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Piyo Na Yeh Pyaala" | Krishna Gangopadhyay | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 12:11 | ||
References edit
- ^ Kanan Devi (27 June 2014). My Homage to All. Zubaan. ISBN 9789383074945. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Phukan, Vikram (28 September 2017). "A collection of scattered memories". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Ritwick Chakraborty to play Srikanta". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Rajalakshmi-o-Shrikanta (Haridas Bhattacharya) 1958". Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Nalini Natarajan, Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of Indiaedited. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313287787. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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