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Bhrantibilas
''Bhranti Bilas'' () is a 1963 Bengali-language comedy film based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, which is itself based on William Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''. The film starring and produced Uttam Kumar, he played double role. Others starring Bhanu Banerjee who also played duel role, Sabitri Chatterjee and Sandhya Roy. The film made under the banner of Uttam Kumar Films Pvt Ltd. The music of the film composed by Shyamal Mitra. The film was remade in Bollywood thrice as ''Do Dooni Char'' , '' Angoor'' and ''Cirkus''. The classic comedy was made based on Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar's popular novel with a similar name, which itself was inspired by the Shakespearian play 'Comedy Of Errors'. In this movie, Uttam Kumar and Bhanu Bandyopadhyay were cast as a merchant and his servant respectively. They one day visit a new town but don't know about the existence of their twin brothers and it ultimately leads to a series of confusions breaking dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhanu Bandopadhyay
Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, also known as Bhanu Banerjee (born as Samyamoy Bandyopadhyay; 26 August 1920 – 4 March 1983), was an Indian actor, known for his work in Bengali cinema. He acted in over 300 movies, in numerous plays and performed frequently on the radio. Early life Bhanu Bandyopadhyay was born on 26 August 1920 at Dhaka town, Bengal in a Kulin Brahmin family. His ancestral home was at a village called Panchgaon in Bikrampur, Dhaka Division, present day Bangladesh. Bhanu Banerjee was related to Sabitri Chattopadhyay through his maternal side. Aghorenath Chatterjee was his maternal grandfather's cousin. He studied at Kazi Pagla A. T. Institute, Lohajong, Pogose School and St. Gregory's High School in Dhaka followed by Jagannath College for his B.A. He then moved to Calcutta in the 1950s. In his initial years Bandyopadhyay worked at the ''Iron & Steel Control Board''. Political activity He was associated with the freedom fighter group Anushilan Samity in the Dhak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya Mukherjee
Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee (also spelled Mukhopadhyay; 4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian state of West Bengal in 2011. She also won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her songs in the films ''Jay Jayanti'' and '' Nishi Padma'' in the year 1970. Early and personal life Mukherjee was born in Dhakuria, Calcutta, on 4 October 1931 to Narendranath Mukherjee, a railway official, and Hemprova Devi. She was the youngest of six children. Her grandfather was a police officer, and the family had lived in Dhakuria since 1911. She was married to noted lyrist Shyamal Gupta, until his death in 2010. Training & career Sandhya started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri. However, her ''guru'' was Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comedy Of Errors
''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. It has been adapted for opera, stage, screen and musical theatre numerous times worldwide. In the centuries following its premiere, the play's title has entered the popular English lexicon as an idiom for "an event or series of events made ridiculous by the number of errors that were made throughout". Set in the Greek city of Ephesus, ''The Comedy of Errors'' tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Of Errors
''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. It has been adapted for opera, stage, screen and musical theatre numerous times worldwide. In the centuries following its premiere, the play's title has entered the popular English lexicon as an idiom for "an event or series of events made ridiculous by the number of errors that were made throughout". Set in the Greek city of Ephesus, ''The Comedy of Errors'' tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarun Kumar Chatterjee
Tarun Kumar Chatterjee (24 February 1931 – 27 October 2003) was an Indian actor who is known for his exclusive work in Bengali cinema. In most of his films, his role as a supporting actor gave him huge appreciation from critics and audience. Personal life Tarun Kumar was born on 24 February 1931 in Kolkata. He was the youngest brother of actor Uttam Kumar. Tarun Kumar passed Matriculation from South Suburban School. Although he joined Ashutosh College, but he could not continue his studies. In his professional life, he used to work in Maclyod Company, Metro Cinema and then at Burn Company for few days. In 1962, he married fellow actress Subrata Chattopadhyay ( 1940 - 2004 ) and had a daughter. Tarun Kumar was also known by his nick name 'Buro' among film industry people. His grandson Sourav Banerjee is also an actor. Career Kumar acted in over 500 films since making his debut with ''Hrod'' in 1954. In '' Jhinder Bandi'', he played the rival, Udit, the brother of Shankar p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya Roy
Sandhya Roy is an Indian actress and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Award for three times, and one Filmfare Awards East best actress for '' Ganadevata''. Roy made her cinematic debut with Rajen Tarafdar's ''Antariksha'' (1957). Political career In 2014, she contested a seat in the Lok Sabha election for the All India Trinamool Congress and won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Medinipur constituency and became a member of the Parliament of India. Filmography * '' Ganga'' (1960) * ''Maya Mriga'' (1960) * ''Kathin Maya'' (1961) * ''Arghya'' a.k.a. ''Offering to the Gods'' (1961) * '' Subha Dristi'' a.k.a. ''Holy Meeting of Eyes'' (1962) * ''Rakta Palash'' (1962) * ''Nav Diganta'' a.k.a. '' New Horizon'' (1962) * ''Dhoop Chhaya'' a.k.a. '' Sunlight and Shade'' (1962) * '' Bandhan'' (1962) * ''Asli-Naqli'' (1962) * ''Palatak'' (1963) * '' Bhrantibilas'' (1963) * '' Pooja Ke Phool'' (1964) * '' Surya Tapa'' a.k.a. '' Blessed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Dooni Char
''Do Dooni Char'' () is a 1968 Bollywood musical, which is a remake of the 1963 Bengali film ''Bhrantibilas'' based on the 1869 play of same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar which was loosely based on William Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors'' Which is again being adapted by Rohit Shetty as Cirkcus . The movie was remade by Gulzar as '' Angoor''.Rajiva Verma, "Shakespeare in Indian Cinema: Appropriation, Assimilation and Engagement", ''The Shakespearean International Yearbook'', 12 2012, 90 Plot When a banker and his assistant head to a small town on a business trip, they are mistaken for a merchant and his servant who live in the town, causing much confusion. Cast *Kishore Kumar as Sandeep *Tanuja as Anju *Surekha as Suman * Asit Sen as Sevak *Sudha Rani as Pyari *Iftekhar as Police Inspector *Rashid Khan *Neetu Singh as Ban Devi Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Hemant Kumar, while lyrics were penned by Gulzar Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhaya Devi
Chhaya Devi ( bn, ছায়া দেবী; 3 June 1914 – 25 April 2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades. Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film ''Sonar Sansar'' (1936). She rose to hall of fame for her role as Rani Lakshmi in Debaki Bose's ''Vidyapati'' (1937). Some of her notable films are such as ''Nirjan Saikate'' (1963), ''Hatey Bazarey'' (1967) and ''Apanjan'' (1968) by Tapan Sinha, ''Saptapadi'' (1961), '' Uttar Falguni'' (1963), ''Antony Firingee'' (1967), in Bengali, ''Alaap'' (1977) in Hindi, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan. Early life Chhaya Devi was born in Bhagalpur. Her father was Haradhan Gangopadhyay. She started her education in the Mokshda Girls High School in Adampur, Bhagalpur. Later her father was transferred to Delhi and she continued her education in the Indraprastha Girls School. She was married to Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay, a teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidhayak Bhattacharya
Bidhayak Bhattacharya (7 February 1907 – 15 November 1986) was a Bengali novelist, play writer and actor. His birth name was Bagalaranjan. Early life Bhattacharya was born at Ziaganj in Murshidabad district in 1907 in British India. His father's name is Haricharan Bhattacharya. In 1937, Rabindranath Tagore called him in a new name as ''Bidhayak''. He passed entrance from Raja Bijoy Singh Vidyamandir of Ziaganj. Thereafter he came Kolkata in 1929 and joined in Amrita Bazar Patrika as journalist. He became popular as theater personality after the release of ''Meghmukti'' in 1938. Bhattacharya started his career in All India Radio, Kolkata under the guidance of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Literary career He was the writer of the story of several Bengali films namely ''Krishna Kaveri'', ''Akash Ar Mati'', ''Dhuli'', ''Matir Ghar'' and ''Prithibi Amare Chay''. He also directed the film ''Krishna Kaveri'' in 1949. Bhattacharya wrote number of Bengali novel and short stories in various magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noy
Hashi may refer to: * The Japanese name for chopsticks * Hashiwokakero, Japanese logic puzzle * Hashi Station, railway station in Gōtsu, Shimane Prefecture, Japan * HashiCorp, open-source software company based in San Francisco, California People * Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi, Somali politician * Ali Matan Hashi, Somali senior military official and politician * Makoto Hashi (born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler * Mohamed Hashi (died 2020), Somali politician * Samira Hashi (born 1991), Somali-British model, social activist and community worker * Shō Hashi (1371–1439, r. 1422–1439), the last king of Chūzan and the first king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (today Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) * Takayo Hashi (born 1977), Japanese female mixed martial artist * Yoshi-Hashi, (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler * Yukio Hashi is a Japanese enka singer and an actor. His real name is , using a different kanji. Discography * : Co-starring with Sayuri Yoshinaga (1962) * * Itako Gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouri Prasanna Majumder
Gouri may refer to: People * Gouri Chindarkar (born 1996), involved in the Self Organised Learning Environment * Gouri Choudhury (born 1964), Bangladeshi singer and music teacher * Gouri Dharmapal, Indian poet * Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay (born 1962), Indian researcher * Gouri Sankar Dutta, Indian Politician * Haim Gouri Haim Gouri ( he, חיים גורי; Gurfinkel; 9 October 1923 – 31 January 2018) was an Israeli poet, novelist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Widely regarded as one of the country's greatest poets, he was awarded the Israel Prize ... (1923–2018), Israeli poet, novelist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker * Juloori Gouri Shankar, Indian writer Places * Gouri, Burkina Faso {{dab, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deya Neya
''Deya Neya'' (English: ''Give and Take'', released 1963) is a Bengali film directed by Sunil Bandopadhyay and starring Uttam Kumar and Tanuja in lead roles. This is a romantic comedy film which portrays a man's struggle on a light note and ends with a happy ending. The film was produced and composed by Shymal Mitra. The film was also loosely inspired from the Shymal Mitra's real life. The film is noted for it's outstanding music and generally the film become all time blockbuster hit. Plot Prasanta Kumar Roy, son of BK Roy- an industrialist from the town of Lucknow, loves music and dislikes family business. His negligence towards work results in loss for the company. His enraged father comes home only to learn that his son is also secretly practicing music. He disapproves the idea. Prasanta leaves home in a bout and settles in one of his old bosom friend Asim's (Tarun Kumar) house in Calcutta (Kolkata). He starts singing there in radio and earns fame under the pseudonym of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
