Sujata (1959)
Director: Bimal Roy; Writer: Subodh Ghosh, Nabendu Ghosh, Paul Mahendra; Producer: Bimal Roy; Cinematographer: Kamal Bose; Editor: Amit Bose; Cast: Nutan, Sunil Dutt, Shashikala, Tarun Bose, Sulochana (Latkar), Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen, Paul Mahendra, Ashimkumar, Baij Sharma, Brahm Dutt, Moni Chatterjee, Sabitri, Sheojibhai, Sailen Bose, Madhup, Dr. Sanghvi, Master Sohni, Baby Farida, Baby Shobha
Duration: 02:17:11; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Lightness: 0.301; Volume: 0.107; Cuts per Minute: 7.260; Words per Minute: 33.829
Summary: Roy’s classic reformist melodrama about a Harijan (Untouchable) girl whose kinfolk die in a plague epidemic and is raised by an upper- class and caste family. Upendranath Choudhury (Bose) and his wife Charu (Sulochana) have a daughter, Rama (Shashikala), and they adopt Sujata (Nutan), the Harijan orphan. Later, Sujata discovers the truth of her ancestry and must bear the demeaning treatment meted out by Charu and the family friend Giribala (Pawar), whose son Adhir (Dutt) is supposed to marry Rama but falls in love with Sujata. When Sujata donates blood to save Charu’s life, even Charu has to abandon her caste prejudice. Nutan gives one of her best performances, surpassed only by her solo tour de force in Roy’s
Bandini (1963). Unfortunately, the weak Adhir has to bear the burden of being the only representative of the progressive forces ranged against oppressive tradition. Presumably for its humanist message, the film includes a rather arbitrarily inserted but elaborate stage performance of Tagore’s dance drama Chandalika. Several classic numbers include Asha Bhosle’s
Kali ghata chhaye, composer S.D. Burman’s own
Suno mere bandhu re and Talat Mahmood’s
Jalte hain jiske liye.
censor certificate
Song: Havaa dheere aana
neend bhare pankh liye jhoola jhoola jaana
nanhi kali sone chali havaa dheere aana
हवा धीरे आना
नींद भरे पंख लिये झूला झूला जाना
नन्ही कली सोने चली हवा धीरे आना
dream
Song: bachpan ke din bhi kya din the
Central dilemma: Sujata discovers her caste status.
Song: Tum jiyo hazaaro sal
saal ke din ho pachaas hazaar
तुम जियो हज़ारों साल
साल के दिन हों पचास हज़ार
Song: Kaali ghataa chhaye mora jiya tarasaaye
aise mein kahin koi mil jaye
काली घटा छाये मोरा जिया तरसाये
ऐसे में कहीं कोई मिल जाये रे
Song: Suno mere bandhu re, suno mere mitwaa
sun mere saathi re
सुन मेरे बंधू रे, सुन मेरे मितवा
सुन मेरे साथी रे
telephone
Song: Jalte hain jiske liye, teri aankhon ke diye
dhoondh laayaa hun wahi, geet mai tere liye
जलते हैं जिसके लिये, तेरी आँखों के दिये
ढूँढ लाया हूँ वही, गीत मैं तेरे लिये
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