'' Palatak'' is a 1963 Bengali film directed by Jatrik. The film features actors Anup Kumar,

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 ...

and

Ruma Guha Thakurta Ruma Guha Thakurta (21 November 1934 – 3 June 2019) was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films. She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958. Early life Ruma Guha Thakurta was born on 3 November 1934 to S ...

in the lead roles. The film was based on ''Angti Chattujjer Vai'', a Bengali short story of

Manoj Basu Manoj Basu ( bn, মনোজ বসু; 25 July 1901–27 December 1987) was an Indian writer of Bengali novels, and short stories. He is most well known for his novel ''Nishi-Kutumba''. He won the 1966 Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for this ...

. Shyamsundar Ghosh composed the music for the film. The movie was remade in Hindi in 1969 as ''

Rahgir ''Rahgir'' (The Traveler) is a Bollywood romantic social drama film. It was released in 1969 and directed by Tarun Majumdar. The film was produced by Geetanjali Pictures and had music by Hemant Kumar. The film had Biswajeet playing the central r ...

''.

Plot

A man Basanta Chatujje (describing himself as Angti Chattujje's brother) who couldn't stand bounds and chains bitten by wanderlust. In spite of the fact that he hailed from a rich Zamindari family and could have lived in comfort, his wanderlust took him to newer and different places where he encountered new people and mingled with their lives. He marries a woman Harimati and returns home to his family with his wife. But after few days unaware of the fact that his wife is pregnant, he leaves her to go on another journey.

Cast

* Anup Kumar as Basanta Chatujje *

as Harimati *

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 Golap *

Arun Mukherjee Arun Mukherjee or Arun Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali actor who started his career in films with ''Kshudhita Pashan'' in 1960 followed by his performance in Satyajit Ray's 1962 film ''Kanchenjunga''. Other films he was in include ''Ekdin Pratidin'', ''S ...

as Moyna *

Jahar Ganguly Jahar Ganguly (October 1904 – 1969) was an Indian actor and theater personality. He received Best actor award in 6th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards in 1943 for his performance in ''Bandi''. Career Ganguly was born in undivi ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Amar Biswas * Bharati Devi * Shyamal Ghoshal * Asha Devi * Tinu Ghosh

Soundtrack

*"Aha Krishna Kalo" - Hemant Kumar *"Dosh Diyo Na Amay Bondhu" - Hemant Kumar *"Jibanpurer Pathik Re Bhai" - Hemant Kumar *"Sakhi Hey Amar Jware Anga" - Hemant Kumar *"Chinite Parini Bondhu" - Ruma Guha Thakurta, Geeta Dutt *"Mon Je Amar Kemon Kemon Kare" - Ruma Guha Thakurta, Geeta Dutt *"Aha Re Bidhi Go" - Pankaj Mitra

Awards

BFJA Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

(1964) for * Best Actor - Anup Kumar * Best Actress in supporting role -

References

External links

* 1963 films Indian black-and-white films Bengali-language Indian films 1960s Bengali-language films Bengali films remade in other languages Films based on Indian novels Films scored by Hemant Kumar {{1960s-Bengali-film-stub