Ekti Raat
Ekti Raat (English: One Night) is a 1956 Indian Bengali-language comedy film[1] directed by Chitta Basu and produced by Harendranath Chattopadhyay based on, Bhimpalashree, a story of Bengali novelist Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay. This film was released on 11 May 1956 in the banner of H.N.C. Productions.[2][3] In the 1990s, a television series Manush, based on the same plot, aired.
Plot
This film revolves with miscommunication and misunderstanding of two couples and their family which cause series of laughter. Sushavan Dutta and his wife, Anita, were invited at their relative Digbijay babu's house. While in journey Anita misses train and Sushavan has to journey with another lady Santana. Santana is the wife of famous political leader Shailesh. At night they take shelter as husband and wife in Gosaiji's hotel, Harimatar Panthashala because Gosaiji allows married couples only. Santana carries a puppy with her, which run away from the garden of the hotel and Sushovan has to chase it at night. When Anita's mother comes to know that Sushavan is untraced, she becomes angry and make chaotic situation.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Sushovan
- Suchitra Sen as Santana
- Tulsi Chakraborty as Gosaiji
- Bhanu Bannerjee as Chaku
- Anup Kumar as Fatka
- Shyam Laha
- Kamal Mitra as Shailes
- Jahor Roy as Paresh
- Pahadi Sanyal as Digbijoy
- Chandrabati Devi
- Sabita Bose as Anita
- Molina Devi as Shampu, Anita's mother
- Jiben Bose as Sadananda Behari
- Gurudas Banerjee as Jitu
- Menaka Devi as Khyanto
Soundtrack
All tracks are written by Anupam Ghatak.
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Bashi Dake" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Kakan Bole Shrimoti Tobe" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Pradiper Sikha Keno Kape" | Sandhya Mukherjee | 3:17 |
References
- Mukhopadhyay, Suman (18 January 2014). "Uttam-Suchitra & Us". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- "Ekti Raat". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- Harris M. Lentz III. "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014". Retrieved 29 April 2018.