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| Chheley Kaar! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chitta Basu |
| Screenplay by | Jyotirmoy Roy |
| Story by | Jyotirmoy Roy |
| Produced by | Charuchitra |
| Starring | Master Babua Bikash Roy Arundhati Devi Bhanu Bandopadhyay Chhabi Biswas Tulsi Chakraborty Jahor Roy Jiben Bose Amar Mullick |
| Cinematography | Dhiren Dey |
| Edited by | Kamal Ganguly |
| Music by | Kalipada Sen |
Production company | Charuchitra |
| Distributed by | Chhayabani Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Chheley Kaar! (transl. Whose Child!) is a 1954 Indian Bengali-language children's comedy film directed by Chitta Basu.[1] Produced by Charuchitra, the film is based on a story by Jyotirmoy Roy, who also wrote the screenplay of the film.[2][3] It stars Master Babua, alongside an ensemble cast of Bikash Roy, Arundhati Devi, Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Chakraborty, Jahor Roy, Jiben Bose and Amar Mullick.
The film revolves around the efforts of a destitute boy to find his parents. It marks Basu's collaboration for the first time with Bikash Roy and second time with Bhanu Bandopadhyay.[3] Music of the film was composed by Kalipada Sen, with lyrics penned by Roy himself along with Sishir Mitra. Dhiren Dey handled its cinematography, while Kamal Ganguly edited the film.
Chheley Kaar theatrically released on 27 August 1954, opening to positive reviews. At the 2nd National Film Awards (1955), it won the award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, also receiving President's Silver Medal.[4] The film was remade in Hindi as Bandish (1955),[5] in Tamil as Yaar Paiyyan (1957) and in Malayalam as Bhagyamudra (1967).[6]
Plot
[edit]Tomato is an orphan who lives with his adoptive father. His father is very sick, suffering from a virulent disease, and will die within a few months. He instructed Tomato to take shelter with a rich person, Kunal Sen. Tomato approaches Kunal in a park and refers to him as father. Shocked, Kunal tries to escape from the unknown child Tomato, but cannot. After many obstacles and chaos, Kunal and his girlfriend Mili start loving Tomato.
Cast
[edit]- Master Babua as Tomato
- Bikash Roy as Kunal Sen
- Bhanu Banerjee as Monty
- Chhabi Biswas as Kunal's father
- Arundhati Devi as Mili
- Nabadwip Haldar as Guard at Children's Home
- Jahor Roy as Robin
- Suprava Mukherjee as Kunal's mother
- Jiben Bose as Kunal's Friend
- Asha Devi as Pishima
- Sadhna Roy Choudhury as Superintendent of Children's home
Soundtrack
[edit]Songs and score of Chheley Kaar were composed by Kalipada Sen in his third collaboration with Chitta Basu after Bindur Chheley (1952)[7] and Prafulla (1954).[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bondhur Kotha Bokkhe Loiya" | Sishir Sen | Shyamal Mitra | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Ek Je Chhilo Dushtu Chheley" | Jyotirmoy Roy | Alpana Bandyopadhyay | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Halka Haway" | Sishir Sen | Gayatri Bose | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 8:35 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Chheley Kaar (1954)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ Sengupta, Nitai (1956). Chele Kar.
- ^ a b "CHELE KAR CHITRA BASU BENGALI RARE VINTAGE BOOKLET/PRESSBOOK BOLLYWOOD INDIA". eBay. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Chheley Kaar (1954)". indiacine.ma. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Deepa Gahlot (October 2015). Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience. ISBN 9789384544850. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Menon, Ajay (3 December 2010). "Old is Gold: Tamil Movies made in Malayalam". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Bindur Chheley (1952)". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Prafulla (1954)". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Chheley Kaar at IMDb