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Chheley Kaar (1954)

Chheley Kaar poster
Original title
ছেলে কার
Directed by
Chitta Basu
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A children's comedy from India in 1954. It follows a child whose identity is questioned, leading to a series of misunderstandings and humorous situations among the adults involved.

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What happens

Chheley Kaar (transl. Whose Child?) is a 1954 Indian Bengali-language children's comedy film directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Charan Chitra. This film received President's Silver Medal in National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali in 1954. The film was remade in Hindi as Bandish, starring Ashok Kumar and Meena Kumari. The film was also remade in Tamil as Yaar Paiyyan and in Malayalam as Bhagyamudra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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