''Paari'' (Bengali: পাড়ি) is a
1966
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Bengali film directed by Jagganath Chatterjee, based on a story by
Jarasandha. It stars
Dharmendra in his first Bengali film
and Pronoti Ghosh, with
Dilip Kumar in a guest appearance as a jailor in Andaman and was successful. It was later remade in 1972 by the same director in Hindi as ''
Anokha Milan
''Anokha Milan'' is a 1972 Hindi film produced by R. J. Vazirani and directed by Jagganath Chatterjee. The film is a remake of director's own 1966 Bengali film ''Paari (1966 film), Paari'' which was based on a story by Jarasandha and which also ...
'' with the lead actors reprising their roles.
This was the first movie in which Dilip Kumar and Dharmendra appeared together.
Plot
Cast
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Dharmendra
* Pronoti Ghosh
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Dilip Kumar
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Abhi Bhattacharya
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Dilip Roy
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Keshto Mukherjee
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Paari consists of three songs with music composed and lyrics written by
Salil Chowdhury. The last song "tora sundor saami paabi" (you all will get handsome husbands) is a Bengali pre-marriage folk song and was given to Salil by Nirmalaendu Chowdhury (a famous Bengali folk singer). Salil Chowdhury changed a few words of the lyrics as required by the film.
The three songs were later reused in Hindi version, Anokha Milan, with Hindi lyrics for the first two songs, while the folk song "Toraa sundor saami paabi" remained the same. The tune of "Bokul boner katha" was also used in a 1975 Malayalam film
Raagam
''Raagam'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam film, directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by N. P. Ali. The film stars Sharada, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi, Jose Prakash and Master Natraj in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Salil Chow ...
, with music by Salil Chowdhury, in the song "Naadanpaattile Maina".
References
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Films scored by Salil Chowdhury
Bengali-language Indian films
Films based on Indian novels
1960s Bengali-language films
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