Director: Sisir Bhaduri; Writer: Sisir Bhaduri, Jaladhar Chattopadhyay’s play Reetimata Natak (1936); Cinematographer: Suresh Das; Cast: Sisir Bhaduri, Ahindra Choudhury, Jahar Ganguly, Kankabati, Ranibala, Sailen Choudhury, Surabala, Santosh Goswami, Joynarayn Mukhopdhyay, JIben Bose, Moni Srimani
Summary: A film derived from a play about life imitating art. Prof. Digambar Majumdar’s (Bhaduri) sister Shanta defies her brother’s wishes and marries Biren, whom she nursed to health after knocking him down in her car. Shanta and Biren join the stage, to the consternation of her brother, and come to a tragic end when it is revealed that Biren already has a wife and son. Shanta dies trying to save Biren from committing suicide. Bhaduri’s film version, which follows the old Taj Mahal film style, ignores all the developments in film technique and provides a straight stage adaptation using painted backdrops.
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