Ogo Bodhu Shundori

Ogo Bodhu Shundori
File:Ogo Bodhu Shundori.jpg DVD cover of Ogo Bodhu Shundori
Directed by	Salil Dutta
Written by	Kamal Bansal
Screenplay by	Bibhuti Mukherjee Bibhuti Mukherjee (Dialogues and Lyrics)
Produced by	Kamal Bansal
Starring	Uttam Kumar Moushumi Chatterjee Santosh Dutta
Cinematography	Bijoy Ghosh
Edited by	Baidyanath Chatterjee
Music by	Bappi Lahiri
Production company	Bansal Pvt Ltd
Release date	1981
Running time	2:12:02
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	Rs
Box office	Rs

Ogo Bodhu Shundori (Bengali: ওগো বধূ সুন্দরী; English: Hey Beautiful Bride) is a 1981 Bengali comedy film, directed by Salil Dutta. It was the last film 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.

The film was produced by the Bengali film producer RD Bansal. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. This was the second Bengali film after Dadu and the only Uttam Kumar film where Lahiri composed music. The movie is a Bengali reworking of the story of Pygmalion, heavily drawing upon the 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

• Uttam Kumar - Prof. Gagan sen
• Moushumi Chatterjee - Sabitri
• Santosh Dutta - Abalakanta
• Sumitra Mukherjee - Chitra
• Ranjit Mallick - Sandeep
• Bikash Roy - Sandeep and Chitra's grandfather
• Meenakshi Goswami - Lola Bose
• Haradhan Bandopadhyay - Lola Bose's husband
• Chinmoy Roy
• Premangshu Bose - Sabitri's uncle

Soundtrack

Ogo Badhu Sundari
Soundtrack album by Bappi Lahiri
Released	1981
Recorded	1980
Studio	Bansal Production
Length	0:33:25
Label	SA RE GA MA
Producer	Kamal Bansal
Bappi Lahiri chronology
Sahhas (1981) Ogo Badhu Sundari (1981) Wardat (1981)

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

Songs

No.	Title	Playback	Length
1.	"Ei To Jiban"	Kishore Kumar	4:23
2.	"O Daddy O Mummy"	Assorted Artistes	5:30
3.	"Ei Duk Duk"	Asha Bhosle	3:32
4.	"Malabika Anamika"	Bappi Lahiri	5:31
5.	"Shikhte Tomay Hobei"	Kishore Kumar	5:00
6.	"Ami Ekjon Shanto Shishto"	Kishore Kumar	3:18
7.	"Nari Charitra"	Kishore Kumar	2:34
8.	"Tui Joto Phool"	Asha Bhosle	3:37
Total length:			33:25

Reception

There was a huge craze in Bengal for this film before it's released because Bengali's favorite icon Mahanayak Uttam Kumar died during the filming and one of the last film. When the film released it's generally become blockbuster hit and ran for 26 weeks constantly.

External links

• Ogo Bodhu Shundori at IMDb
• www.gomolo.in Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine