''Basanta Bilap'' is a 1973 Indian
Bengali language
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second m ...
Romantic comedy film
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directed by Dinen Gupta, based on a story by writer
Bimal Kar
Bimal Kar (19 September 1921 — 26 August 2003) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Bengali. He received the 1975 Sahitya Akademi Award presented by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, for his novel ''Asamay''.
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Plot
The story revolves around a group of girls (4 of them are focussed mainly), all boarders of a working ladies' hostel Basanta Bilap, and a group of 4 boys from the neighborhood, a series of hilarious clashes between them eventually leading to their romance.
Cast
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Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...
as Shyam Sundar Bose aka Shyam, leader of the boys
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Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five Filmf ...
as Anuradha Singha aka Radha, leader of the girls
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Rabi Ghosh
Robi Ghosh ( bn, রবি ঘোষ) (24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kin ...
as Gupto
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Kajal Gupta
Kajal Gupta ( bn, কাজল গুপ্ত, born as Sandhya Chattopadhyay , 8 January 1936 – 22 October 1996) was an Indian people, Indian Bengali film actress known for ''Basanta Bilap'' (1973), ''Sansarer Itikatha'' (1983) and ''Agnish ...
as Parbati aka Paro
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Anup Kumar as Lalit aka Lalu
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Sumitra Mukherjee as Nabanita aka Nita
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Chinmoy Roy
Chinmoy Roy (1940–2019) was an Indian Bengali male actor. He was famous for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatility has allowed him to play a variety of roles.
Though he was known for portraying various character roles, Ro ...
as Siddheswar Bandapadhyay aka Sidhu
* Sibani Bose as Aalo Ray
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Places
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as Ajay, Lalu's elder brother
* Kanika Majumdar as Ajay's wife, and a mediator between the two groups
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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.
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as Dr. Girija Sapui, a homeopathy doctor
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Gita Dey
Gita Dey (5 August 1931 – 17 January 2011) was an Indian actress in Bengali cinema, theatre and Bengali folk theater. She became a stage artist at the age of 6 years. She came to the film industry in 1943. Her first film release was ''Ahuti ...
as Sidhu's Aunty(Kakima)
* Haridhan Mukhopadhyay as the tenant/landlord of Basanta Bilap
Soundtrack
All music is composed by
Sudhin Dasgupta
Sudhin Dasgupta ( bn, সুধীন দাশগুপ্ত; 9 October 1929 – 10 January 1982) was a prolific Bengali music director, lyricist, and singer. He worked in various other Indian languages, such as Hindi, Assamese and Oriya ...
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References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt0215549
1973 comedy films
1973 films
Indian comedy films
Bengali-language Indian films
1970s Bengali-language films
Films based on Indian novels