Sujata (1959 film)

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Sujata
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Directed byBimal Roy
Written byNabendu Ghosh (screenplay), Subodh Ghosh (story), (dialogue)
Produced byBimal Roy
StarringNutan
Sunil Dutt
Lalita Pawar
Shashikala
Sulochana Latkar
CinematographyKamal Bose
Edited byAmit Bose
Music byS. D. Burman
Release date
  • 20 March 1959 (1959-03-20) (Cannes)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt, supported by Sulochana, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh,[1] the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film was highly praised by critics. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The story, screenplay, music, and all the performances especially that of Nutan received high critical acclaim and even today, her performance in Sujata is considered to be one of the best by any female actress ever in the history of Hindi cinema.

Plot[]

Sujata is a romance between a Brahmin young man, Adheer (Sunil Dutt) and an untouchable woman, Sujata (Nutan). It's also a story of intense emotional conflict of a mother in fully accepting an adopted daughter. The film has Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in Hinduism as its subtexts on the basis of which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in India.

Brahmin couple, Upen and Charu bring up an orphaned child and names her Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and Aunt (Adheer's mother) can never fully embrace Sujata because she was born in an untouchable's family. They keep hinting to Sujata at times that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. Adheer falls in love with Sujata but Charu & Aunt wants Adheer to marry Charu's real daughter Rama. Sujata also admires Adheer but finding her reality of being an untouchable by birth feels at discomfort. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that in order to save Charu, they need the rare group blood. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Charu become aware that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistake and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are then married happily by everyone's consent.

Cast[]

  • Nutan ... Sujata
  • Sunil Dutt ... Adhir
  • Shashikala ... Rama Chowdhury
  • Lalita Pawar ... Giribala (Buaji / aunt)
  • Tarun Bose ... Upendranath Chowdhury
  • Sulochana Latkar ... Charu Chowdhury
  • Asit Sen ... Pandit Bhawani Shankar Sharma
  • ... Actor in theatrical production
  • ... Masterji (as Brahm Dutt)
  • ... Father of the supposed Sujata's groom
  • ... Drunk bet (as Madhup)
  • Dr. Chhabildas Sanghvi ... Doctor
  • Master Sohni
  • Baby Farida ... Young Sujata
  • Baby Shobha ... Young Rama
  • Salil Bhatt .... Stammering Man seeking Sujata's Hand
  • Cuckoo Moray ... Rama's friend singing the song 'Tum jiyo hazaro saal'

Awards[]

Soundtrack[]

Song Singer(s)
"Jalte Hain Jiske Liye Teri Aankhon Ke Diye" Talat Mahmood
"Kaali Ghata Chhaye Mora Jiya Tarsaaye" Asha Bhosle
"Bachpan Ke Din Bhi Kya Din The" Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle
"Tum Jiyo Hazaaron Saal, Saal Ke Din Ho Pachaas Hazaar" Asha Bhosle
"Suno Mere Bandhu Re, Suno Mere Mitwa" S. D. Burman
"Nanhi Kali Sone Chali Hawa Dheere Aana" Geeta Dutt
"Andhe Ne Bhi Sapne Dekha Kya Hai Zamaana... Waah Bhai Waah" Mohammed Rafi

References[]

  1. ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Sujata". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. ^ Awards IMDb.
  4. ^ "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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