''Alor Pipasa'' is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Tarun Majumder Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 22 September 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director and Screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received four National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anand ...

and produced by Debesh Ghosh based on a same name novel of

Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning "the wild flower" in Bengali). He was a re ...

. This film was released on 15 January 1965 under the banner of D.R. Productions. Music of the movie was done by

Hemanta Mukherjee Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemant Kumar and Hemanta Mukherjee, was a legendary Indian music composer and playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, as well as other Indian ...

Plot

This is the story of Roshnibai, a prostitute who hide her identity to keep her child safe and sacrifices her life for him. A senior doctor narrating the heart touching story of Roshni's struggle to a junior doctor who is actually the son of Roshnibai.

Cast

Pahadi Sanyal Pahari Sanyal (22 February 1906 – 10 February 1974) was an Indian actor and singer who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. Sanyal acted in many Bengali films, such as ''Harano Sur'', ''Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant'', and ''Shilpi''. B ...

as Doctor *

Basanta Choudhury Basanta Choudhury (also Chowdhury; 5 May 1928 – 20 June 2000) was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films. He worked with directors Asit Sen, Rajen Tarafdar, Ajay Kar and Bijay Bose, often in leading roles. He is a former Sheriff of Kolka ...

* Anup Kumar as Sohan Lal *

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 ...

as Roshnibai *

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 freque ...

Anubha Gupta Anubha Gupta (1930 - 14 January 1972) was an Indian Bengali actress, known for her work in Bengali cinema. She received the Best Actress in Supporting Role Award at the 26th Annual BFJA Awards for the film '' Hansuli Banker Upakatha.'' Early li ...

as Nila *

Asit Baran Asit Baran (19 November 1913 – 27 November 1984) was an Indian actor, singer and theater personality. Early life Asit Baran was born as Asit Baran Mukherjee in 1913 in Kolkata, British India. His nickname was Kalo. He took up a job in the tele ...

as Partha *

Jahor Roy Jahar Roy (19 September 1919 – 1 August 1977) was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema. He was known for his comedy films with Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. Early life Roy came from a Bengali Baidya family having its root in Mahilara, B ...

as Dashu * Satindra Bhattacharya * Asha Devi * Bhanu Ghosh * Mani Srimani * Sabita Sinha * Sunit Mukherjee

Soundtrack

*"Minati Mor Tomar Paaye" - Sandhya Mukhopadhyay *"Kaschitkanta Biraha Guruna" - Hemant Kumar *"Abke Sawan Ghar Aaja" - Rajesh Kumari *"Balam Matware" - Rajesh Kumari *"Ghir Aai Badariya" - Lata Mangeshkar *"Aaja Piya" - Sandhya Mukhopadhyay *"Na Bajaiho Shyam Bairi Bansuri" - Lata Mangeshkar *"Bidyudwantang Lalita Banita" -Hemant Kumar *"Shrinnante Vishwe Amitatsya Putra" - Hemant Kumar

References

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* {{IMDb title, 0236972 1965 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian drama films 1965 drama films Films directed by Tarun Majumdar Films scored by Hemant Kumar Films based on Indian novels Indian black-and-white films 1960s Bengali-language films Films based on works by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay