''Pathey Holo Deri'' is a 1957
Bengali film directed by Agradoot. The film has been music composed by Robin Chatterjee. The film starring
Uttam Kumar, and
Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen ( ; born as Roma Dasgupta (; 6 April 1931 – 17 January 2014) was an Indian actress who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema. The movies in which she was paired opposite Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Bengali cinema ...
who was in leading role and others artists like Shishir Batabyal, Anil Bhattacharya, Mihir Bhattacharya,
Chhabi Biswas
Chhabi Biswas (''Chabi Biśbās'') (13 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's '' Kabuliwala'' and Satyajit Ray's films '' Jalshaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), '' Devi'' ( ...
, Bharati Devi, Chandrabati Devi, Jahar Ganguli,
Anup Kumar, Shyam Laha, Gopal Majumdar, Chitra Mandal, Sova Sen, Kamala Mukherjee in the supporting roles. This is the first ever color Bengali film in history.
The story of the film revolves around an MBBS doctor who falls in love with the granddaughter of a wealthy man. The young lady helps him to pursue his dream to complete higher studies by giving him her mother's jewellery. After the return of the doctor, the fate of the couple takes a twisting turn as the grandfather of the girl goes for a sinister move.
With their sheer charisma and chemistry, Uttam-Suchitra used to beat any other on-screen couple hollow. Their classic romantic films together are a treat to watch even today and ‘Pathey Holo Deri’ seems to be no exception.
Plot
The story follows Jayanta, a poor doctor, who falls in love with Mallika, the granddaughter of a wealthy man. Mallika helps Jayanta by giving him her mother's jewellery in order to fund his study of medicine in
Europe
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. However, her grandfather, who is against their relationship, creates misunderstandings between the two and plans to wed Mallika off to another man. Things change when Jayanta comes back to find Mallika in a psychotic vegetative state resulting out of the
anxiety
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and
depression of being estranged from him. He sets out on a mission to devote all his life to cure her.
Cast
*
Uttam Kumar as Jayanta
*
Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen ( ; born as Roma Dasgupta (; 6 April 1931 – 17 January 2014) was an Indian actress who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema. The movies in which she was paired opposite Uttam Kumar became classics in the history of Bengali cinema ...
as Mallika
* Shishir Batabyal
* Anil Bhattacharya
* Mihir Bhattacharya
*
Chhabi Biswas
Chhabi Biswas (''Chabi Biśbās'') (13 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's '' Kabuliwala'' and Satyajit Ray's films '' Jalshaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), '' Devi'' ( ...
* Bharati Devi
* Chandrabati Devi
* Jahar Ganguli
*
Anup Kumar
* Shyam Laha
* Gopal Majumdar
* Chitra Mandal
* Sova Sen
* Kamala Mukherjee
Soundtrack
The song is become very popular and so famous even today.
References
External links
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Pathey Holo Deriat
The Times of India
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Bengali-language Indian films
1957 films
Films scored by Robin Chatterjee
1950s Bengali-language films
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