Sujata (film)
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Original title | Sujata |
Country of production | India |
original language | Hindi |
Publishing year | 1959 |
length | 161 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Bimal Roy |
script | Nabendu Ghosh (screenplay), Subodh Ghosh (story), Paul Mahendra (dialogues) |
production | Bimal Roy |
music | Sachin Dev Burman |
camera | Kamal Bose |
cut | Amit Bose |
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Sujata is a 1959 Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy .
action
Engineer Upendranath Chowdhury and his wife Charu are the happy parents of a daughter named Rama. One day, however, workers come by and bring a baby whose parents were killed in a cholera epidemic. The Chowdhurys, who belong to the Brahmin caste, are reluctant to take in the untouchable baby and try to get rid of it as quickly as possible.
After four years, the baby - a girl they call Sujata - is still living in their home. Aunt Giribala is a devout Brahman and can't stand Sujata at all, which she also lets Sujata feel.
Many years later Giribala wants to marry her grandson Adhir to Rama. Rama's parents are overjoyed, but Adhir has already fallen in love with Sujata. Of course, his grandmother won't accept this.
The tide turns when Upendranath's wife Charu falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital. Since Charu is bleeding profusely, a blood donation is urgently needed. Only Sujata's blood matches Charu's blood group. When Charu learns that Sujata saved her life, she confesses her mistakes and finally accepts her as her daughter. Now Sujata and Adhir can go their own way.
Awards
- Cannes International Film Festival 1960 nominated for the Palme d'Or
- Filmfare Award / Best Actress to Nutan (1960)
- Filmfare Award / Best Director to Bimal Roy (1960)
- Filmfare Award / Best Film to Bimal Roy (1960)
- Filmfare Award / Best Story to Subodh Ghosh (1960)
Others
The best-known songs in the film include Asha Bhosle's Kali ghata chhaye , Sachin Dev Burman's Suno mere bandhu re and Talat Mahmood's Jalte hain jiske liye . The lyrics of the film songs are from Majrooh Sultanpuri .
The film shows a stage performance of Tagore's dance drama Chandalika .
Web links
- Sujata in the Internet Movie Database (English)