Hrad (film)
| Hrad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ardhendu Aen |
| Written by | Bimal Kar |
| Screenplay by | Ardhendu Sen (Dialogues also) |
| Based on | Hrad by Bimal Kar |
| Produced by | Rupamaya |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar, Sandhyarani, Asit Baran |
| Cinematography | Santosh Guha Roy |
| Edited by | Shib Bhattachariya |
| Music by | Manabendra Mukherjee |
Production company | Rupamaya Films |
| Distributed by | Filmsharani |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Hrad (The Lake) is a Bengali drama film directed by Ardhendu Sen.[1][2] The film stars Uttam Kumar, Sandhyarani, Chhabi Biswas, Asit Baran. This film was released on 29 July 1955 under the banner of Rupmaya films. The story was based on Bimal Kar's novel of same name. The film showed Uttam's one of the most different and critical character, where he played a memory loss patient and gave one of the finest performances of his entire career.[3] Uttam received for the first time BFJA Best Actor Award in his career. The famous music composer Manabendra Mukhopadhyay was the music director of the film.[4] This was a mental health and a psychological treatment film.[5] The film became a moderate success at the box office.
Plot
[edit]Uttam Kumar is in a mental asylum where he has forgotten slices of his life and behaves in a way that makes people feel he is mad. The doctor however, does not agree and treats him with gentle kindness. However, the novel was better than the film.[6]
Cast
[edit]- Uttam Kumar
- Chhabi Biswas
- Jahor Roy
- Sandhyarani
- Asit Baran
- Tarun Kumar Chatterjee
- Premangshu Bose
- Sital Bandopadhyay
- Ashu Bose
- Suprabha Mukhopadhyay
Soundtrack
[edit]| Hrad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1954 | |||
| Studio | Rupamaya Films | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 0:06:22 | |||
| Label | Jio Savan | |||
| Producer | Rupamaya | |||
| Manabendra Mukherjee chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Shyamal Gupta; all music is composed by Manabendra Mukherjee
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bansari Baje" | Manabendra Mukherjee | |
| 2. | "Chand Dube Gele" | Pratima Banerjee, Mira Dasgupta | |
| Total length: | 6:22 | ||
Award
[edit]- BFJA Award 1955[7]
- 1955 - BFJA Best Actor - Uttam Kumar
References
[edit]- ^ "Hrad (1955) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Mukherjee, Madhuja; Bakshi, Kaustav (9 June 2020). Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-44892-4.
- ^ Hrad ( 1955) Full Movie।হ্রদ । Uttam Kumar movies। old Bangla movie, retrieved 3 April 2023
- ^ Ray, Ayan, Hrad ( 1955), Internet Archive, retrieved 30 May 2021
- ^ "Mind matters: How Bengali cinema treats mental health". Get Bengal. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Hrad ( 1955) Full Movie।হ্রদ । Uttam Kumar movies। old Bangla movie, retrieved 3 April 2023
- ^ "Bengal Film Journalists' Award (1955)". IMDb. Retrieved 3 April 2023.