''Basu Poribar'' () is a 1952 Bengali film directed by

Nirmal Dey Nirmal is a town and the district headquarters of Nirmal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is famed for its toys made out of wood. The district headquarters is located in the town of Nirmal. It borders the Telangana districts of A ...

under the banner of M.P Productions.

Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, script writer, composer, and singer who predom ...

Sabitri Chatterjee Sabitri Chatterjee (born 22 February 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali theatre and cinema. Her career spans more than 60 years. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. In 1999, she was conferred with Sa ...

Supriya Devi Supriya Devi (Supriya Choudhury; 8 January 1933 – 26 January 2018) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema for more than 50 years. She is best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak's Bengali film '' Megh ...

, Bhanu Banerjee and

Jiben Bose Jiben Bose (1915 – 21 March 1975) was a Bengali Indian actor known for his serious-comical side role performances in Bengali cinema. Biography Bose was born in 1915 in Kolkata, British India. He was known for mainly supporting characters in Be ...

play lead roles. The film was released on 11 April 1952. It was the debut film of legendary Bengali actress

. It was the first successful film starring Uttam Kumar it's become superhit at the box office. After seven back to back flop films he was called 'flop master general', and he considered to leave the film industry. The success of this film saved his career. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Hum Hindustani'' in 1960.

Plot

Satyen (Jiben Bose) is a very sincere, energetic, honest, hardworking executive in a private law firm. A cloud of anxiety has covered their family. Only a court order can rescue them from the trouble. But, eventually they lose the case. It is a great blow for the whole Basu family. Sukhen (Uttam Kumar is the elder brother of Satyen and he tries to provide some support to his family. But the entire financial condition of the Basu family is actually getting poorer day by day. In the meantime Achala a modern young lady and the lover of Satyen wants to marry him. Unfortunately Satyen is trapped and convicted for a charge. He does not want to inform his family members. Satyen thinks that his older brother, Sukhen is the culprit, but Sukhen earned money in a legal and honest way; Sukhen is actually a writer. Achintya, a relative of the law firm owner, is the main villain. At last the Basu family stands united and their reputation is restored.

Cast

as Sukhen *

as Achala *

as Satyen *

Pahari 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''. ...

as Sukhen and Satyen's father *

as Sukhen and Satyen's young sister(debut film) * Bhanu Bannerjee * Manjula Bannerjee * Naresh Bose * Rekha Chatterjee * Dhiraj Das * Gopal Dey

Soundtrack

Remake

The film is remade in Hindi in 1960 as '' Hum Hindustani''. Which is shooted in grava color. The film starring Sunil Dutt,

Joy Mukherjee Joy Mukherjee (24 February 1939 – 9 March 2012) was an Indian actor and director. He was titled as the 'heart throb of the 1960s and 1970s'. Family background Joy Mukherjee was the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a ...

Asha Parekh Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a retired Indian actress, film director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest paid actress of her time and was one of the most successful ...

Gajanan Jagirdar Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film direct ...

and Helen.

References

External links

* 1952 films Bengali-language Indian films Bengali films remade in other languages 1950s Bengali-language films Indian drama films 1952 drama films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Nirmal Dey {{1950s-Bengali-film-stub