Their beautiful togetherness were the reason many bengalis turned towards cinema too. The gossip mills linked sen to her leading costars, uttam kumar in particular. Regarded as the romantic blockbuster of the evergreen romantic pair of bengali cinema, uttam kumar and suchitra sen. Harano sur considered one of the finest films from bengal, this ajoy kardirected superhit film was also a national award winner. Sagarika bengali movie english subtitle uttam, suchitra. They emerged at a time when bengali cinema was going through a rough patch and facing competition from hindi cinema. There so many nris who have placed orders for uttam suchitra films. Uttam kumar had left his family and was staying with supriya devi for his last 17 years.
Harano sur 1957 the superhit suchitra senuttam kumar film defined by the lovebirds singing tumi je amaar. In the 1950s, while my father was still a college student, watching these two in films like shapmochan. See more ideas about music composers, good movies and singer. Sep 22, 2018 suchitra sens work in the bengali and hindi cinema is considered by film critics as being some of the most classic acting, till date. The family and a friend nilesh manage to track down aparna through uttam kumars help.
If you want to give romance a face, the palette would no doubt be filled with uttam kumar and suchitra sens romantic escapades on celluloid. In 1963, sen became the first indian actress to be honoured at an international film festival, bagging the best actress award for saat paake bandha at moscow film festival. Here we discuss about his biography, childhood, career and family. Jul 24, 2018 i remember once, during a conversation with him on film maker asit sen and his classic film dweep jwele jai, i said, uttamji, you never faced the camera in the film, and yet what an extraordinary performance you gave in that song sequence where all we see is your back. A drunken angloindian woman soldier is brought to him for treatment and he recognized her as his former love rina brown. See more ideas about suchitra sen, cinema and movies. In the 1950s, while my father was still a college student, watching these two in films like. Uttam kumar wife, biography, personal life, death, family. Jul 24, 2018 along with harano sur 1957, this is probably the film that best epitomized the chemistry between him and his leading lady in thirty films, suchitra sen. Set in world war ii, the reverend krishnendu runs a military hospital in bankura. Ten bengali films featuring uttam kumar and suchitra sen that are a must watch. The film stars uttam kumar, suchitra sen, pahari sanyal and bikash ray in lead roles.
Every member of the audience would wait with bated breath for the typical climax of a suchitrauttam film with the two embracing each other. Suchitra sen and uttam kumar in the 1958 blockbuster indrani. Suchitra sen, the bengali prima donna, who refused. Bengali bride bengali wedding suchitra sen film icon actress anushka vintage bollywood bollywood stars rare photos in the heart. Nabarag bengali movie english subtitle uttam, suchitra. Amra medical college pori sagarika bengali film song uttam kumar, suchitra sen by saregama bengali. Sadanander mela bengali movie part 3 uttam, suchitra by uttam kumar movies. Most significantly uttam kumar, who had made his debut in the film, had been successfully paired with suchitra. Suchitra sen, bengali cinemas mahanayika who remains an. The article speaks about the great contribution of eminent directors like agradoot and ajoy kar for the success of superstar uttam kumar in bengali films made in and the films ended up being classics. Agnipariksha this film firmly established the uttam suchitra as the most successful onscreen romantic pair. The gutsy actress managed to efficiently juggle domestic life and motherhood with her film career. The whys and hows of their togetherness mystified an entire generation.
Throughout the years many fans have questioned, why did no film maker think of pairing uttam kumar and suchitra sen in hindi films. Suchitra sen had a great onscreen chemistry with uttam kumar and the two were regarded as bengali cinemas first couple. The duo acted together in 30 films between 1953 and 1975 that included a. Uttam suchitra film icon, vintage bollywood, film world.
Sharmila tagore, who worked with uttam in some of his most celebrated films, including nayak, says that its. Pathe holo deri 1957 this tale of love, separation and reunion saw uttam and suchitra crooning e sudhu gaaner din. Uttam kumar, aparna sen, adinath banerjee, ajoy banerjee. Seventy four and half is a 1953 indian bengalilanguage comedy film, directed by nirmal dey, story by bijon bhattacharya, starring tulsi chakrabarti and molina devi, and costarring suchitra sen, uttam kumar, bhanu bannerjee and jahor roy. With suchitra sen, uttam kumar, khitish acharya, panchanan bhattacharya. Uttarayan is a superhit bengali movie starring uttam kumar and sabitri chaterjee. Directed by bijoy bose, starring uttam kumar, suchitra sen, jahor roy. The film, directed by agradoot, also starred uttam kumar and anup kumar. Uttam kumar, with his famous smile and charming demeanour, was a phenomenon to reckon suchitra sen film icon indian star vintage bollywood indian movies bollywood. In the history of bengali cinema, the 50s to the 70s witnessed the rise of an iconic celluloid pair, which. His first release was the bengali film drishtidaan 1948, directed by nitin bose. Jul 02, 2018 bengal matinee idol uttam kumar and screen legend suchitra sen played the lead pair for the first time in nirmal deys 1953 comedy sharey chuattor. Harano sur is a 1957 bangla film by ajoy kar, starring suchitra sen and uttam kumar, with music by hemanta mukherjee, and sung by geeta dutt. Suchitra sen was nominated for filmfare award for best actress twice, in mamta 1963 and aandhi 1976.
Uttam kumar was an indian film actor, director, producer and singer who predominantly worked in bengali cinema. Samita biswas, lolita chatterjee, chhayadevi, gita dey. Like many other bengalis, i grew up outside bengal and uttam kumar. In fact, uttam soon emerged as the heartthrob of bengal along with the romantic and.
Old bengali films priya bandhabi 1943 uttam kumar suchitra sen classic watch the bengali movie online by bengali movie january 5, 2008. En route to delhi to receive an award, a bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams and past experiences. A week before uttam kumar died on july 24, 1980, he had wanted to meet suchitra sen. The following year saw her act opposite uttam kumar in sharey chuattor, a film by nirmal dey. Ten bengali films featuring uttam kumar and suchitra sen that are a must watch pathey holo deri 1957 with their sheer charisma and chemistry, uttam suchitra used to beat any other onscreen. Directed by agragami, starring uttam kumar, suchitra sen, anup kumar. Uttam wanted to meet suchitra sen a week before his death. Without a trace of rancour, and with that trademark smile in place. Sagarika bengali movie songs uttam kumar, suchitra sen. For the best experience please update your browser. Sen plays tapasi in the film, who strives to win back her lost love and succeeds in. Asit sen remade the film in hindi as khamoshi 1969, with waheeda rehman in the suchitra sen role. Uttam kumar and supriya devi acted in many films together.
A comic caper with uttam and suchitra pretending to be husband and wife, and stepping on each others toes all the time. The sale of modern bengali and hindi film dvds has gone down. Jan 17, 2014 suchitra sen had a great onscreen chemistry with uttam kumar and the two were regarded as bengali cinemas first couple. Now, it s only suchitra sen or suchitra uttam movies. Suchitra sen and uttam kumar were considered the golden couple of bengali films from 1953 to 1978. Suchitra sen film icon film world actress anushka actors male vintage bollywood hero 3 attractive people film industry. She plays the dual role of a courtesan, pannabai, and her daughter suparna, a lawyer. Top 5 films of suchitra sen entertainment news,the.
Made under the banner, our movies with his brother tarun kumar as executive producer, the film was based on ashapurna devis acclaimed story, agni pariksha, and was a remake of the pathbreaking film by the same name that had firmly established uttam kumar and suchitra sen as a lead romantic pair in 1954. Top 5 films of suchitra sen entertainment news,the indian. Was never a fan of the uttamsuchitra brand of cinema. It is based on a novel by tarashankar bandyopadhyay and was directed by ajoy kar. Seven steps is a 1961 indian bengalilanguage romantic drama film by ajoy kar, starring suchitra sen, uttam kumar, chhabi biswas and chhaya debi. Directed by agradoot, starring uttam kumar, suchitra sen, sova sen. He called her after watching alo aamaar alo on tv, but kakima. Most of her films came with the guarantee of commercial success she had become not only a mahanayika.
The superhit pair starred in more than a dozen films and were considered the first couple of the bengali film industry. In 1949 he made his debut as the leading man in the film kamona, crediting him as uttam. Uttam kumar is a smart journalist and aparna sen is the daughter of a good and well off family, who is running away from paternalistic domination. Uttam kumar was an indian film actor, director, producer and singer who predominantly worked in indian cinema. Legendary actress suchitra sen died today, who was known as the greta garbo of bengali cinema and had 60 films to her credit including the memorable aandhi and deep jwele jai, on friday died of a heart attack at a superspeciality hospital. She was an actress, known for aandhi 1975, saptapadi 1961 and devdas 1955. On uttam kumars death anniversary on july 24, remembering the bengali hero for the ages the natural actor. I saw three of uttam s films in a row and the first impressions were certainly good uttam was a star in the true hollywood sense of the term. Nov 03, 2017 uttam kumar the most popular and remembering actor from bengali film industry. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Directed by agragami, starring uttam kumar, suchitra sen, anup kumar, jahar ganguli, pahari. It is based on the american film it happened one night starring clark gable. The tollygunje industry was then looking for a new hero and a new star couple to bank on following pramathes baruas stupendous popularity and. When the indian government instituted the national film awards for national film award for best actor and national film award for best actress in 1967, uttam kumar was the firstever recipient of the best actor award for his performances in antony firingee and chiriyakhana in 1967.
With uttam kumar, suchitra sen, tulsi chakraborty, chandrabati devi. Unlike other heroines of uttam kuamr films, suchitra sen demanded, and got, equal billing and screen time. She was cast opposite matinee idol uttam kumar in 30 films from 1953 to 1975. Sep, 20 in the domain of bengali cinema, uttam kumar and suchitra sen achieved the same and became a cult unto them, by sheer dint of their pairing. Uttam suchitra a list of 40 titles created 17 may 2017 bengali a list of 122 titles created 5 months ago have seen. Watch the full movie, har mana har, only on eros now. This writer grew up on staple stories on the draw of a suchitra sen uttam kumar film. While uttam kumar mesmerized the bengali audience with brilliant romantic acting in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s. Ten bengali films featuring uttam kumar and suchitra sen.
Regarded as the romantic blockbuster of the evergreen romantic pair of bengali cinema, uttam kumar and suchitra sen, accompanied with mesmerizing music direction and playback singing in uttams voice by hemanta mukherjee and in. Uttam kumar had been once asked in an interview, what if suchitra sen had been your wife in reality as in harano sur. Mar 20, 2020 uttam kumar 3 september 1926 24 july 1980 born as arun kumar chatterjee was an indian film actor, director, producer, singer and music composer, playback singer who predominantly worked in indian cinema. Priya bandhabi 1943 uttam kumar suchitra sen classic. Uttam kumar complimented anil chatterjee in landmark commercial films the article speaks about the huge contribution of robin chatterjee in the films of uttam kumar. Incidentally, among the 60 odd films in which suchitra sen appeared, 30 films saw uttam kumar as the male lead. Uttarayan superhit bengali movie uttam kumar sabitri. Film sagarika starcast uttam kumar, suchitra sen, jiben basu, jahar ganguli, pahari sanyal, jamuna singha, kamal mitra, namita singha director agrad.
Suchitra sens other landmark film with asit sen was uttar falguni 1963. One of their most entertaining and passionate outings together, saptapadi stars uttam kumar as a happygolucky medical college student krishnendu who falls in love with an angloindian, rina brown, and converts to christianity, with tragic. His first few films were flops, and he wanted to pursue a then lucrative career as a clerk in the calcutta port trust. Suchitra sen, the bengali prima donna, who refused dadasaheb. Suchitra sen was born on april 6, 1931 in pabna, bengal presidency, british india as roma dasgupta. Both suchitra sen and uttam kumar did a limited number of hindi films. Directed by agradoot, this film went on to become a superhit with every man trying to look like uttam kumar and every. The duo acted together in 30 films between 1953 and 1975 that included a string of hits such as sagarika 1956, harano sur 1957, indrani. I had a good friendship with uttam kumar, a deep one in her discussion with amitabha choudhury, described in his book, aamar bondhu suchitra sen, the late actress. Jun 25, 2016 the promise of uttam kumarsuchitra sen magic.
It was a boxoffice hit and is remembered for launching uttam suchitra as a leading pair. Ogo tumi je aamaar you are mine, only mine from the bengali movie harano sur lost melody released in 1957 still buzzes pleasantries, not only inside my ear, but also at the centre of my mind. The bengali film har mana har was released in the year 1972, directed by salil sen, starring suchitra sen, uttam kumar, pahari sanyal, bikash roy, tarun kumar, jahor roy, haradhan bandopadhyay. Considered to be the greta garbo of indian cinema, suchitra sen gave some of the most sensational acting performance in bengali cinema, especially when she was paired opposite noted bengali actor, uttam kumar.
The duo acted together in 30 films between 1953 and 1975 that included a string of hits such as sagarika 1956, harano sur 1957, indrani 1958, agnipariksha 1954, saptapadi and grihadaha 1967. The turning point in her career came with sharey chuattar. It was a boxoffice hit and is remembered for launching uttamsuchitra as a leading pair. Saare chuattor is the film which launched the suchitra sen uttam kumar pair even though they were not the main attraction of the film.
Suchitra sen made her debut in films with shesh kothaay in 1952, but it was never released. Most popular movies and tv shows with uttam kumar imdb. Uttam kumar and suchitra sen ushered in a new age of starpower and charisma. Uttam and suchitra went on to repeat their successful pairing in at least 30 more films. Jan 17, 2014 a gnipariksha ushered in the uttamsuchitra era in the bengali film industry. The film stars uttam kumar, suchitra sen, pahari sanyal and bikash. Uttam kumar and suchitra sen in bangla movie harano sur. Directed by agradoot, starring uttam kumar, suchitra sen, chhabi biswas.
Based on a literary work by prabodh kumar sanyal, priyo bandhobi 1975 was the last bengali film to feature the most famous duo of tollywood uttam suchitra. Uttam suchitra, have numerous romantic films in different shades of romance picturised on them. The film, based on a story by tarashankar banerjee, is undoubtedly one of the most memorable films of the magical uttam suchitra combination. Mar 20, 2020 uttam kumar 3 september 1926 24 july 1980 born as arun kumar chatterjee was an indian film actor, director, producer, singer and music. This writer grew up on staple stories on the draw of a suchitra senuttam kumar film. Some of them like harano sur, saptapadi, agnipariksha are immensely popular and all of these are good films based on good story lines and all other elements that make a film, enjoyable. The cosmopolitanism of uttam kumar and his eradefining cinema. The lost melody is a 1957 indian bengalilanguage romantic drama film by ajoy kar, starring suchitra sen and uttam kumar, with music by hemanta mukherjee, and sung by geeta dutt.
Ten bengali films featuring uttam kumar and suchitra sen that. Ten bengali films featuring uttam kumar and suchitra sen that are a. If you are a movie buff then do a favour of yourself watch this movie. We also write a report on uttam suchitra pair and uttam supriya love life.
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