Basu Poribar (1952 film) explained

Basu Poribar
Director:Nirmal Dey
Producer:Tarak Pal
Screenplay:Nirmal Dey (Dialogues also)
Music:Umapati Seal, Lyricist - Sailen Roy
Cinematography:Nirmal Dey
Editing:Kali Raha
Studio:M.P Production Pvt Ltd
Distributor:Dlooks Film Distributors Limited
Runtime:99 min
Country:India
Language:Bengali

Basu Poribar is a 1952 Bengali film directed by Nirmal Dey under the banner of M.P Productions. Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Supriya Devi, Bhanu Banerjee and Jiben Bose play lead roles. The film was released on 11 April 1952. It was the debut film of legendary Bengali actress Supriya Devi.[1] [2] [3] [4] It was the first successful film starring Uttam Kumar it's become superhit at the box office. After seven back to back flop films he was called 'flop master general', and he considered to leave the film industry. The success of this film saved his career.[5] The film was remade in Hindi as Hum Hindustani in 1960.[6]

Plot

Satyen (Jiben Bose) is a very sincere, energetic, honest, and hardworking executive in a private law firm. A cloud of anxiety has covered their family. Only a court order can rescue them from the trouble but, eventually they lose the case. It is a great blow for the whole Basu family. Sukhen (Uttam Kumar) is the elder brother of Satyen and he tries to provide some support to his family. But the entire financial condition of the Basu family is actually getting poorer day by day. In the meantime Achala a modern young lady and the lover of Satyen wants to marry him. Unfortunately Satyen is trapped and convicted for a charge. He does not want to inform his family members. Satyen thinks that his older brother, Sukhen is the culprit, but Sukhen earned money in a legal and honest way; Sukhen is actually a writer. Achintya, a relative of the law firm owner, is the main villain. At last the Basu family stands united and their reputation is restored.

Cast

Soundtrack

Basu Paribar
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Umapati Seal
Recorded:1951
Studio:M.P Production Pvt Ltd
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:00:12:05
Label:Angel Digital Pvt Ltd
Producer:Tarak Pal

Remake

The film is remade in Hindi in 1960 as Hum Hindustani. Which is shot in grava color. The film starring Sunil Dutt, Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Gajanan Jagirdar and Helen.

Notes and References

  1. News: Actress Supriya Devi passes away. daily-bangladesh.com. daily-bangladesh.com. 2018-02-09.
  2. Web site: Film details of Basu Poribar (1952). 14 January 2018.
  3. News: Supriya Devi: The cloud-capped star will shine eternally. The Times of India. 2018-02-09.
  4. News: Suman Ghosh accepts 'Gujarat' cut in Amartya documentary. The Times of India. 2018-02-09.
  5. Web site: Stardust Memories: Uttam Kumar and His Era-Defining Cinema. Chowdhury. Sayandeb. thewire.in. 2018-02-09.
  6. Web site: 10 Old and Gold Bengali Movies Which Inspired Bollywood to Remake. 25 July 2016.