Mouchak
Mouchak (Bengali: মৌচাক) is a Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced under the banner of Pratima Pictures. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Ranjit Mullick, Mithu Mukherjee, Sulata Choudhury, Ratna Ghoshal, and Nripati Chattopadhyay in lead roles. Nachiketa Ghosh scored the music in the film. The film was released in 10 January 1974.[1]
Mouchak | |
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Directed by | Arabinda Mukhopadhyay |
Produced by | Protima Pictures |
Written by | Samaresh Basu |
Starring | Uttam Kumar Sabitri Chatterjee Ranjit Mullick Mithu Mukherjee Anup Kumar Chinmoy Roy Robi Ghosh |
Music by | Nachiketa Ghosh |
Cinematography | Kanai Dey |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Plot
Eligible bachelor Sitesh Roy lives with his elder brother Nitish and sister-in-law. He gets a job in a jute mill, which is seventy miles away from his house and so he decides to live in a rented house, there. But after few days, he becomes frantic with the marriage proposals from local residents. Everyone including his office boss coaxes him to marry his aged daughter and numerous funny incidents start rolling. Neepa, who lives opposite to Sitesh's apartment, falls in love with him. In the meantime, to save his brother from the hands of crazy fathers, Nitish visits Sitesh and campaigns for his brother as an alcohol addict and a man with several vices. As a result, Neepa’s father does not approve of the love affair and the couple start making plans to prove that Sitesh is actually innocent. Later, Nitish and his wife come to Sitesh’s flat and rescue him from all odds. After a huge drama and laugh riot, Sitesh and Neepa confess their relationship and everything is solved with a happy ending.[2]
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Nitish Roy
- Sabitri Chatterjee as Nitish's Wife
- Ranjit Mallick as Sitesh Roy
- Ajoy Bandyopadhyay
- Mithu Mukherjee as Neepa
- Shekhar Chattopadhyay as Mr. Chowdhury
- Gita Dey as Chowdhury's wife
- Robi Ghosh as Panchu
- Ratna Ghoshal as Champa
- Nripati Chattopadhyay
- Anup Kumar
- Chinmoy Ray as Radhika
- Gurudas Bandyopadhyay as Neepa's Father
- Tapati Ghosh as Neepa's Mother
- Sulata Chowdhury as Leena, Chowdhury's Daughter
- Tarun Kumar
- Moni Shrimani
- Durgadas Bandyopadhyay (Jr.)
- Kamu Mukherjee
- Haridhan Mukhopadhyay
- Amarnath Mukhopadhyay
- Samar Kumar[3]
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "E bar mole suto habo" | Manna De | 2:49 |
2. | "Ta bole ki prem" | Manna De | 2:79 |
3. | "Pagla garod kothey" | Asha Bhosle, Manna De | 2:98 |
4. | "Bes korechi prem korechi" | Asha Bhosle | 2:62 |
References
- Mukhopadhyay, Arabinda (10 January 1974), Mouchak, Uttam Kumar, Mithu Mukherjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, retrieved 22 October 2017
- "Bangla Movie Mouchak (1975) | Bangla Movie News". www.banglamovienews.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Mouchak (1975) Cast and Crew". gomolo.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.