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Indrani (1958)

Indrani poster
Original title
ইন্দ্রানী
Directed by
Nirendranath Lahiri
Genre
drama, romance
Country
India
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic drama from 1950s Bengal, starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen. It tells the story of two people navigating love and relationships, with a musical score that includes a famous singer. The film was a big hit and played for many weeks in theaters.

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What happens

Indrani is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Niren Lahiri based on a story of Achintya Kumar Sengupta. This film was released in 1958 under the banner of H.N.C. Productions. Nachiketa Ghosh was the music director of the movie. The film stars Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen in lead role. This was the first Bengali film where the legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi was featured. Later he worked with Uttam Kumar in 1967 film Chhoti Si Mulaqat. The film became a blockbuster hit at the box office and ran over 70 days in theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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