Nayika Sangbad
| Nayika Sangbad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Agradoot |
| Written by | Prasanta Deb |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Anjana Bhowmick |
| Cinematography | Bibhuti Laha |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chattopadhyay |
| Music by | Hemanta Mukherjee |
Production company | B. K. Productions |
Release date | 1967 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Nayika Sangbad (transl. News About the Heroine) is a 1967 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Agradoot and written by Prasanta Deb. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Anjana Bhowmick. It was remade in Tamil as Sumathi En Sundari (1971).[1]
Plot[]
Urmila, a popular film actress, accidentally misses a train somewhere in the midway to her new shooting spot. She takes shelter in the quarter of the station master Alok for the next few days and falls in love with the new place as well as its people.
Cast[]
- Uttam Kumar as Alok[2]
- Anjana Bhowmick as Urmila[2]
- Mrinal Mukherjee
Production[]
Nayika Sangbad was produced under B. K. Productions, directed by Agradoot and written by Prasanta Deb. Cinematography was handled by Bibhuti Laha, and editing by Baidyanath Chattopadhyay. The film was shot in black and white, and contained on 14 reels.[2]
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack was composed by Sandhya Mukherjee.[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ei Purnima Raat" | Hemant Kumar | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Aaj Chanchal Mon Jodi" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Keno E Hriday Chanchal Holo" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Ki Mishti Dekho Mishti" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 3:02 |
Other versions[]
Nayika Sangbad was remade in Tamil as Sumathi En Sundari (1971).[1] The 2013 film Nayika Sangbad has no relation to its 1967 namesake apart from involving the same premise of a film actress disappearing.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Sur, Ansu; Goswami, Abhijit (1999). Bengali Film Directory. Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre. p. 142.
- ^ "Nayeeka Sangbad". Gaana. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Another Nayika Sangbad". The Times of India. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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