Chaowa Pawa (1959 film) explained

Chaowa Pawa is a 1959 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by three directors Sachin Mukherjee, Dilip Mukherjee, and Tarun Majumdar. It is based on the 1934 Academy Awards winning American film It Happened One Night. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen.^[1] This is the debut film of the legendary director Tarun Majumder and it is regarded as one of the best films pairing Uttam-Suchitra. The film became a huge success.

Chaowa Pawa
Director:	Sachin Mukherjee Dilip Mukherjee Tarun Majumdar
Screenplay:	Nripendrakrishna Chatterjee
Based On:	It Happened One Night
Starring:	Uttam Kumar Suchitra Sen Chhabi Biswas Tulsi Chakraborty Jiben Bose Bharati Devi
Studio:	Time Films
Cinematography:	Anil Gupta Jyoti Laha
Distributor:	Mitali Films Private Limited
Editing:	Dulal Dutta
Music:	Nachiketa Ghosh
Released:	27 February
Country:	India
Runtime:	120 minutes
Language:	Bengali

Plot

Rajat is a young journalist who works for his father's newspaper agency and is on the verge of being fired. He meets Manju, who has run away from home. He falls in love with her.

Cast

Uttam Kumar as Rajat Sen, a young, smart journalist working as an employee under Manju's father at the newspaper agency 'Janamat', who initially eyes for the bounty announced for Manju's return but later falls in love with her.
Suchitra Sen as Manju Chowdhury, the single daughter of a rich, newspaper tycoon, who initially is short-tempered and spoiled kid later turns into a benevolent and sweet personality as she gradually develops a romantic interest in Rajat.
Chhabi Biswas as Manju's father K. Chowdhury, a newspaper tycoon, and a dignified man full of authority and professionalism. He is a caring father, who is determined to marry his daughter to a person of his choice initially and later announces prize money over his daughter's safe return.
Tulsi Chakraborty as Chakraborty "Chokkotty" Moshai, a clever innkeeper who plots a plan to grab the prize money.
Jiben Bose as Banku/Banka, Rajat's friend, a jovial good-hearted person who invites Rajat and Manju to his home.
Bharati Devi as Banku's wife, a friendly woman who acts as a catalyst in Rajat and Manju's relationship.
Anil Chatterjee as office staff of newspaper company.
- - Amar Mullick Rajlakshmi Devi as Chakraborty's wife.
Shailen Mukherjee as guest house manager.

Crew

Director: Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherjee, Dilip Mukherjee (as Yatrik
Producer: Time Films
Music director: Nachiketa Ghosh
Cinematographer: Anil Gupta, Jyoti Laha
Playback singer: Hemanta Mukherjee, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Soundtrack

Chawa Pawa
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Nachiketa Ghosh
Released:	1959
Recorded:	1958
Studio:	Time Films
Length:	0:6:44
Label:	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Prev Title:	Bandhu
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Rajdhani Theke
Next Year:	1959

Reception

This is the debut film of the legendary director Tarun Majumder. The film is one of the most iconic films of Uttam Suchitra pair. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office and ran over 63 days in theaters.

External links

- www.citwf.com

Notes and References

Web site: Watch: Five iconic Suchitra Sen scenes from her best movies . 17 January 2014 . Firstpost . 29 January 2019.