''Hatey Bazarey'' or ''Hate Bazare'' (

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: হাটে বাজারে;

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: The Market Place) is a 1967 award-winning

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by noted Bengali director

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both ...

and produced Asim Dutta, the story revolves around the conflict between good and evil. The film stars

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Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen with ...

(in her first Bengali venture) and Ajitesh Bandopadhyay in the lead with Bhanu Bandopadhyay,

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and

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as the

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of the film. The film was produced by Priya Entertainment Production Limited owned by Asim Dutta.

Plot

Dr. Anaadi Mukherjee (

) is the civil surgeon in a small tribal-dominated market town in Birbhum. He is a god-like figure, loved and respected by both the poor tribal folks of the area like the beautiful young widow Chhipli (

), Jagadamba the vegetable seller and old women like Komlididi and Nani (

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 Debak ...

) and the bigwigs of the area like the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police Mr. Pandey. Dr. Mukherjee is a workaholic and lives with his young wife Manu, who has a chronic heart ailment. He comes into conflict with Lacchmanlal (Ajitesh Bannerjee), the son of the local feudal lord Chhabilal, a veritable rogue who lusts after Chhipli, who is protected by the good doctor. After the death of his wife Manu, Dr. Mukherjee leaves his official job and utilizes his savings to start a mobile dispensary for the poor. Lacchmanlal gets irritated by his actions and spreads canards about Dr Mukherjee's relationship with Chhipli, who had been appointed as trainee nurse in the medical team. On the night of a tribal festival, Lacchmanlal tricks Chhipli into a tryst and attempts to rape her. Dr. Mukherjee gets the news and in a fight with Lacchmanlal strangles the villain to death while getting mortally injured. The next morning he dies, but the work of the clinic is carried on by Chhipli and others of the team under the guidance of a young doctor who had earlier been reprimanded by Dr. Mukherjee.

Cast

as Dr. Anaadi Mukherjee *

as Chhipli *

Ajitesh Bandopadhyay Ajitesh Bandopadhyay ( bn, অজিতেশ বন্দোপাধ্যায়; born: 30 September 1933 ― 13 October 1983) was an actor, playwright, activist and director. He along with Shambhu Mitra and Utpal Dutt are considered to be ...

as Lacchmanlal *

as Nani *

as Mrs. Pandey in a

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* Samita Biswas * Partho Mukerjee

Music

*''Cheye Thaki Cheye Thaki'' -

and Mrinal Chakraborty

Inspiration

This film's story was based on a novel written by

Banaphool 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 ...

with the same name. The novel won several awards including Rabindra Puraskar Award in 1962.

Box office

The film was one of the most successful Bengali films of the 1960s.

Awards

References

External links

*
Hatey Bazarey profile
at ''Upperstall.com'' * - Vyjayanthimala sings in her own voice {{Tapan Sinha 1967 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Tapan Sinha Best Feature Film National Film Award winners 1960s Bengali-language films Films based on works by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay