Jatugriha
| Jatu Griha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ashish Khan |
Production company | Uttam Kumar Films Private Ltd |
| Distributed by | Chayabani Productions Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Jatugriha is a 1964
Plot
Shatadal meets Madhuri after a long time in a railway station and their story is narrated through a series of flashbacks. They actually were a happily married couple. Satadal was a successful engineer who lived with his wife Madhuri. But day-by-day, their relationship runs into emotional stress due to childlessness. Madhuri cannot bear a child and her husband Shatadal is fond of children. Finally, the couple decided to break up. When they meet in the station, they realize their fondness for each other has not died.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Shatadal
- Arundhati Devi as Madhuri
- Anil Chatterjee as Supryio
- Bikash Roy
- Kajal Gupta
- Binota Roy
Soundtrack
Only song in the film scoreded by Asish Khan and composed by Rabindranath Tagore
| Jatugriha | |
|---|---|
Ashish Khan | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Recorded | 1963 |
| Studio | Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd |
| Length | 0:02:10 |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa |
| Producer | Uttam Kumar |
All lyrics are written by Rabindranath Tagore; all music is composed by Rabindranath Tagore
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amar Je Sob Dite Hobe" | Bandana Singha | 2:10 |
| Total length: | 2:10 | ||
Production
The story of the film was written by the famous author Subodh Ghosh. Uttam Kumar was impressed by the story and wanted to produce it as a movie and requested Tapan Sinha to direct the project. This was the fifth film produced by Uttam and the third film under his own banner Uttam Kumar Films Private Limited. Uttam wanted to do something unique and Jatugriha perfectly served his purpose. Their pair became a brand in Bengal. They delivered 27 films and almost all the films became box-office success. Uttam Kumar waned a versatile actress to play the main female character of the story and hence Arundhati Devi was cast. Arundhati Devi acted with Uttam Kumar in earlier films like Bicharak 1959, and Jhinder Bandi 1961.[5]
Release
The film was released in India on 20 March 1964 - the same year when Satyajit Ray's Charulata was released. Jatugriha literally with English translates and subtitle as The Burnt Home. The film was distributed by Chayabani Private Limited.[6]
Reception
The film did not perform well at the box office.[7]
Award
References
- ^ Ghosh,subodh. "Jatugriha". archive.org. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "The Master at His Best". The Indian Express. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Gulzar to make a Bengali film". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Relationship status: it's complicated". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Jatugriha: A Forgotten 'Modern' Classic". India Today. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Jatugriha: A Forgotten 'Modern' Classic". India Today. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Jatugriha: A Forgotten 'Modern' Classic". India Today. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
External links
- Jatugriha at IMDb
