''Subarna Golak'' is an Indian

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

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directed by Manu Sen based on the same name novel of

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (also Chattopadhayay) CIE (26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet, Essayist and journalist.Staff writer"Bankim Chandra: The First Prominent Bengali Novelist" ''The Daily Star'', 30 June 2011 ...

. This film was released in 1981 in the banner of Kalimata Productions. Music and script writing were made by

Hemanta Mukherjee Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemant Kumar and Hemanta Mukherjee, was a legendary Indian music composer and playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, as well as other Indian ...

and

Birendra Krishna Bhadra Birendra Krishna Bhadra (1905–1991) was a radio broadcaster, playwright, actor, narrator and theatre director from Kolkata, India and a contemporary of Pankaj Mallick and Kazi Nazrul Islam. He worked for the All India Radio, India's Nation ...

respectively.

Plot

Lord Shiva threw away a golden ball that even the gods are scared to keep. The ball creates greed and violence amongst the gods due to its opulence. Shiva had endowed the ball with a magical power, whenever a person physically hands it over to someone else, they start behaving like each other. When it reaches Earth, accidentally a typical Bengali ''Babu'' is the first person to find it while going to his in-laws’ home. He gives it to his servant to carry, and when their minds get exchanged, comedy ensues.

Cast

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Bisw ...

as Dipu *

Deepankar De Dipankar Dey ( bn, দীপঙ্কর দে) (born 5 July 1944) is an Indian actor in the Bengali film industry. He has worked in many movies as hero, villain and character artist. He starred in Ray's ''Jana Aranya'' (''The Middleman'', 1 ...

as Kalikanta Chowdhury *

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 ...

as Rama *

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutta () (29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little The ...

as Nilratan *

Mahua Roychoudhury Mahua Roy Choudhury ( bn, মহুয়া রায় চৌধুরী; 24 September 1958 – 22 July 1985) was an Indian actress who is recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. She is considered to be one of the most successful actres ...

as Kamala, Nilratan's elder daughter and Kalikanta Chowdhury's wife *

Debashree Roy Debashree Roy (born 8 August 1962), also known as Debasree Roy, is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, politician and animal rights activist. As an actress, she is known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She has been cited as the ...

as Bimala, Nilratan's younger daughter and Dipu's love interest *

Chinmoy Roy Chinmoy Roy (1940–2019) was an Indian Bengali male actor. He was famous for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatility has allowed him to play a variety of roles. Though he was known for portraying various character roles, Ro ...

as Gobra *

Sulata Chowdhury Sulata Chowdhury (1945 – 16 September 1997) was a Bengali actress and theatre personality. Chowdhury made her film debut with ''Debarshi Narader Sansar'' (1960). As a leading actress her first film was Sudhir Mukherjee's ''Shesh Paryanta'' (1 ...

as Tarango, Gobra's wife * Kalikinkar Banerjee * Rathin Basu * Bishwanath Banerjee * Swaraj Basu * Shambhu Bhattacharya * Dhiman Chakraborty

Music

*"Katodin Ami Dekhini Tomar Mukh" -

Arundhati Holme Chowdhury Arundhati Holme Chowdhury, also spelt as Arundhati Holme (Hom) Choudhury, is a Bengali Indian exponent of Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali songs. She has worked as a playback singer mostly in Bengali-language films. Selected filmography *Dadar K ...

*"Ei Chand Mukh Dekhe" - Papia Bhattacharya *"Shukla Paksha Krishna Paksha" -

Anup Ghoshal Anup Ghoshal is an Indian playback singer, composer in Hindi films and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali language films. He is known in his native Bengal primarily as one of the foremost Nazrulgeeti exponents, and was one of th ...

*"Ami Aaj Bhebechhi Mone" - Anup Ghoshal *"Din Nei Raat Nei" - Hemant Kumar, Chorus

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References

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