Director: Satu Sen; Writer: Sachindranath Sengupta; Cinematographer: Suresh Das; Cast: Jiban Ganguly, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Jahar Ganguly, Nabadwip Haldar, Haridhan Mukherjee, Santosh Sinha, Ranibala, Sabitri, Usha, Bina
Summary: Stage director and technician Satu Sen’s bestknown film is an elaborately plotted farce written by noted playwright Sengupta (1892-1961), better known for his historicals and reformist melodramas (Siraj-ud-Dowla, 1938; Janana, 1933). The story features five couples: stage actor Bimal is loved by actress Chameli but prefers Kamala. When Kamala announces her marriage with Pranadhan, Chameli disguises herself and tries to implicate Pranadhan in a scandal. He escapes by disguising himself as an old man, but winds up in the clutches of Banalata. Departing from the conventions of the Bengali comedy of manners, this film about acting vertiginously multiplies the ‘disguise’ motif and culminates in a quintuple wedding. According to contemporary reviews, excessive plotting detracted from the film’s success.
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