Hrad (film) explained

Hrad
Director:Ardhendu Aen
Screenplay:Ardhendu Sen (Dialogues also)
Producer:Rupamaya
Based On:Hrad by Bimal Kar
Starring:Uttam Kumar, Sandhyarani, Chhabi Biswas, Asit Baran
Music:Manabendra Mukherjee
Cinematography:Santosh Guha Roy
Editing:Shib Bhattachariya
Studio:Rupamaya Films
Distributor:Filmsharani
Runtime:97 minutes
Country:India
Language:Bengali

Hrad (The Lake) is a Bengali drama film directed by Ardhendu Sen.[1] [2] The film starring Uttam Kumar, Sandhyarani, Chhabi Biswas, Asit Baran. This film was released on 29 July 1955 under the banner of Rupmaya films. The story was based on Bimal Kar's novel of same name. The film showed to Uttam's one of the most different and critical character, where he played a memory lost patient and give one of the finest performance in his entire career. Uttam received for the first time BFJA Best Actor Award in his career. The famous music composer Manabendra Mukhopadhyay was the music director of the film. This was a mental health and a psychological treatment film.[3] The film became moderate success at the box office.

Plot

Uttam Kumar in a mental asylum where he has forgotten slices of his life and behaves in a way that make people feel he is mad. The doctor however, does not agree and treats him with gentle kindness. However, the novel was better than the film.

Cast

Soundtrack

Hrad
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Manabendra Mukherjee
Released:1955
Recorded:1954
Studio:Rupamaya Films
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:0:06:22
Label:Jio Savan
Producer:Rupamaya
Prev Title:Saajher Pradip
Prev Year:1955
Next Year:1955

Award

BFJA Award 1955[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hrad (1955) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726122117/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/hrad-34503. live. 26 July 2020. 2020-07-26. Cinestaan.
  2. Book: Mukherjee. Madhuja. Popular Cinema in Bengal: Genre, Stars, Public Cultures. Bakshi. Kaustav. 2020-06-09. Routledge. 978-1-000-44892-4. en.
  3. Web site: Mind matters: How Bengali cinema treats mental health . 2023-05-23 . Get Bengal . en.
  4. Web site: Bengal Film Journalists' Award (1955) . 2023-04-03 . IMDb . en.