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Galpo Holeo Satti

Galpo Holeo Satti (Bengali pronunciation:; transl.A story, but true) is a 1966 Indian Bengali-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Tapan Sinha. Produced by Mira Sarkar under the banner of New Theatres (Exhibitors), the film stars an ensemble cast of Rabi Ghosh, Bhanu Banerjee, Jogesh Chatterjee, Chhaya Devi, Prasad Mukherjee, Bankim Ghosh, Ajoy Ganguly and Partho Mukherjee. It revolves around the mysterious arrival of an individual as a servant into a chaotic and fractured joint family, who restores love and empathy among the family members, over the course of time.
Later the film was remade in Hindi as Bawarchi (1972), in Tamil as Samayalkaaran (1974) and in Kannada twice as Sakala Kala Vallabha and No 73, Shanthi Nivasa (2007).
Throughout the years, the film has become immensely popular in Bengal and is often considered a cult classic in Bengali.