Mem Saheb (1972)

Original title

মেমসাহেব

Directed by

Pinaki Mukhopadhyay

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

U

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young professor falls in love with a journalist. Their dreams are shattered by political violence. The film also explores the ethics of journalism.

romanticpoliticalmelancholictenseemotionaldramaticthoughtful

What happens

Mem Saheb is a 1972 Bengali film directed by Pinaki Mukherjee who also acts in this film. The film was produced by Ashima Bhattacharya and production company by Pompy Films. The story was based on the novel of same name by Nimai Bhattachariya. The film's music was composed by Ashima Bhattacharya. This film won the Filmfare Awards East in 1972. It stars Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen in the lead roles. Others such as Gita Dey, Sumitra Mukherjee, Bikash Roy, and Jahor Roy play supporting roles. Director Pinaki Mukherjee did a superb job by combining the political world and romance of that period. Aparna Sen excelled as the young, educated Professor, who falls in love with a hotshot journalist played by Kumar. While both stand for each other and dream for a happy future, this is cut short by political violence. This film, despite its romantic elements, brought the ethics of journalism to the big screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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