Yatrik, a 1952
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n film directed by ''Kartick Chatterjee'', depicts a group of pilgrims on an arduous trek in the high
Himalayas
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. It is the
Hindi
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-language version of the Bengali film ''
Mahaprasthaner Pathey'', the film made from the book of the same name, written by
Prabodh Kumar Sanyal.
Abhi Bhattacharya
Abhi Bhattacharya (20 November 1921 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films of the 1950s and the 1960s, such as ''Yatrik'' (1952), ''Jagriti'' (1954), '' Anuradha'' (1 ...
plays a young
brahmachari, while
Arundhati Mukherjee plays Rani, a strong-willed young widow who develops a soft corner for him. The film contains many sweet and memorable songs. A part of the film was shot at the Garhwal region in the Himalayas. There are stills and videos of famous places of the Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh) Himalayas like Rishikesh, Devaprayag, Kedarnath, etc.
Cast
Music
* Playback Singers were:
Dhananjay Bhattacharya
Dhananjay Bhattacharya (September 10, 1922 – December 27, 1992) was an Indian Bengali singer and composer. He was a versatile Shyama Sangeet singer.
Career
He started his career by singing modern Bengali as well as Hindi songs. His first s ...
, Binota Chakraborty, Pankaj Mullick
* Music by Pankaj Mullick
* Lyrics by Pt. Bhushan
References
External links
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1952 films
1950s Hindi-language films
Indian drama films
1952 drama films
Indian black-and-white films
Films scored by Pankaj Mullick
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