Sujata (1959 film)

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Sujata
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Directed byBimal Roy
Written byNabendu Ghosh (screenplay)
Subodh Ghosh (story)
Paul Mahendra (dialogue)
Produced byBimal Roy
StarringNutan
Sunil Dutt
Shashikala
CinematographyKamal Bose
Edited byAmit Bose
Music byS. D. Burman
Release date
20 March 1959 (1959-03-20)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt in lead roles, supported by Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana Latkar and Tarun Bose. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh,[1] the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film was highly praised by critics. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The story, screenplay, music, and all the performances especially that of Nutan received high critical acclaim and even today, her performance in Sujata is considered to be one of the best by any female actress ever in the history of Hindi cinema.

Plot

Sujata is a romance between a Brahmin young man, Adheer (Sunil Dutt) and an untouchable woman, Sujata (Nutan). It's also a story of intense emotional conflict of a mother in fully accepting an adopted daughter. The film has Mahatma Gandhi's fight against untouchability and the myth of Chandalika in Hinduism as its subtexts on the basis of which it tries to criticize the practice of untouchability in India.

Brahmin couple, Upen and Charu bring up an orphaned child and name her Sujata. Although Upen is fond of the adopted child, his wife Charu and Aunt (Adheer's mother) can never fully embrace Sujata because she was born in an untouchable's family. They keep hinting to Sujata at times that she doesn't belong amongst Brahmins. Adheer falls in love with Sujata but Charu & Aunt want Adheer to marry Charu's real daughter Rama. Sujata also admires Adheer but finding her reality of being an untouchable by birth feels at discomfort. One day, Upen's wife falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that in order to save Charu, they need the rare group blood. Only Sujata's blood matches and she willingly donates blood. When Charu become aware that her life was saved by Sujata, she realizes her mistake and accepts her as her daughter. Sujata and Adheer are then married happily by everyone's consent.

Cast

Awards

Soundtrack

Song Singer
"Suno Mere Bandhu Re" S. D. Burman
"Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" Talat Mahmood
"Kali Ghata Chhaye" Asha Bhosle
"Tum Jeeo Hazaaron Saal" Asha Bhosle
"Bachpan Ke Din Bhi Kya Din The, Udte Phirte Titli Banke" Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt
"Nanhi Kali Sone Chali" Geeta Dutt
"Wah Bhai Wah" Mohammed Rafi

References

  1. ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Sujata". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. ^ Awards IMDb.
  4. ^ "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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