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.
Categories:
- 1978 films
- Indian films
- Bengali-language films
- Indian action films
- 1970s Bengali-language films
- Films scored by Shyamal Mitra
- 1978 action films