Nishan (1978 film)

Nishan is a Bengali action drama film directed by S.S. Balan.^[1] This film was released on 4 August 1978 in the banner of Gemini Production Circuit Private Limited.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

The story concerns two neighbouring kingdoms and their vendetta. Uttam Kumar played a double role as twin princes Bijay and Bikram.

Cast[]

Uttam Kumar as Prince Bijay/Bikram
Arati Bhattacharya as Ranjana
Nazir Hussain as Doctor Shankarprasad
Shekhar Chatterjee as King
Sulochana Chatterjee
Arabinda Panda
Rajani Bala
Mukul Ghosh
Manik Dutta

Soundtrack[]

Music direction was done by Shyamal Mitra and Lyricist was Gouri Prasanna Majumdar. Lead singers of the film are Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Chandrani Mukherjee, Arati Mukhopadhyay and Shyamal Mitra.^[4]

References[]

^ Mukherjee, Madhuja; Bakshi, Kaustav (9 June 2020). Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-44892-4.
^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "NISHAN (1978)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Nishan (1978 - Bengali)". Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[1] Mukherjee, Madhuja; Bakshi, Kaustav (9 June 2020). Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-44892-4.

[2] Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9781135943189. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[3] "NISHAN (1978)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[4] "Nishan (1978 - Bengali)". Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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