Ogo Bodhu Shundori

Ogo Bodhu Shundori (Bengali: ওগো বধূ সুন্দরী; English: Hey Beautiful Bride) is a 1981 Bengali comedy film, directed by Salil Dutta. It was one of the last films of the iconic Bengali actor Uttam Kumar, who died during production. A lookalike, Prabir Kumar, was brought in to stand in for Uttam Kumar during the final sections of the film. The body double was used in the song "O Daddy O Mummy" and younger brother Torun Kumar's voice was dubbed in. The movie was a hit at the box office and is often regarded as one of the major hits in the history of Bengali cinema.

Ogo Bodhu Shundori
DVD cover of Ogo Bodhu Shundori
Directed bySalil Dutta
Produced byR. D. Bansal
StarringUttam Kumar
Moushumi Chatterjee
Santosh Dutta
Music byBappi Lahiri
Release date
1981
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
BudgetRs.3Lakh
Box officeRs.6.50Lakh

The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The movie is a Bengali reworking of the story of Pygmalion, heavily drawing upon the hit British musical My Fair Lady.

Plot

Gagan (Uttam Kumar) does not like to socialise, while his wife Chitra (Sumitra Mukherjee) loved attending parties. One day, Chitra's friend Lola invites her to a party. In the meanwhile, the Kolkata Book Fair takes off and Gagan wanted to go. Savitri (Moushumi Chatterjee) lived with her uncle from an early age. One day, her uncle sold her for some money, from where Savitri escaped and took shelter in Gagan's house. When Gagan's wife saw Savitri in Gagan's reading room, she went to her grandfather's house. Gagan and Abalakanta (Santosh Dutta) helped Savitri learn etiquette and the ways of genteel society.

One day, Gagan thinks of an alliance between Savitri and Abalakanta. But Savitri did not agree to marry Abalakanta. In the meanwhile, Sandip (Ranjit Mallick) came and becomes confused on seeing Savitri. Gagan then realises about their love. So he arranges Sandip and Savitri's marriage in his house. But Chitra's servant told her that Gagan was to marry Savitri. So Chitra comes to the house with her grandfather. Finally, Chitra realises that the bridegroom was her brother Sandip. The film thus ends on a happy note.

Cast

Soundtrack
Ogo Badhu Sundari
Soundtrack album by
Bappi Lahiri

All lyrics are written by Bibhuti Mukherjee; all music is composed by Bappi Lahiri.

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Ei To Jiban"Kishore Kumar4:23
2."O Daddy O Mummy"Assorted Artistes5:30
3."Ei Duk Duk"Asha Bhosle3:32
4."Malabika Anamika"Bappi Lahiri5:31
5."Shikhte Tomay Hobei"Kishore Kumar5:00
6."Ami Ekjon Shanto Shishto"Kishore Kumar3:18
7."Nari Charitra"Kishore Kumar2:34
8."Tui Joto Phool"Asha Bhosle3:37

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References
  1. http://play.raaga.com/bengali/album/Ogo-Badhu-Sundari-songs-B0000023


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